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A '''Berliner Pfannkuchen''' (often called simply '''Berliner''') is a type of [[donut]] common in parts of [[Germany]], especially [[Berlin]]. It is usually filled with jam or marmalade, and sprinkled with powdered sugar.

A '''Berliner Pfannkuchen''' (often called simply '''Berliner''') is a type of [[donut]] common in parts of [[Germany]], especially [[Berlin]]. It is usually filled with jam or [[marmalade]], and sprinkled with powdered [[sugar]].

Some people incorrectly assume that [[John F. Kennedy]] accidentally referred to this food when he said ''"Ich bin ein Berliner."'' However, the sentence is gramatically correct in German - "Berliner" simply means "person from Berlin" (compare to "New Yorker"), and the sentence thus translates to "I am a person from Berlin". Additionally, the food was not called "Berliner" in that region at that time. Instead, it had been called "''Pfannkuchen''" (pancake).

Some people assume that [[John F. Kennedy]] referred to this food when he said ''"Ich bin ein Berliner."''in a speech that he made in [[West Berlin]] on June 26, 1963.

 

The sentence is grammatically correct German, albeit ambiguous in meaning - ''"Berliner"'' may simply mean ''"person from Berlin"'' (compare to "[[New York]]er"), in which case the sentence translates to ''"I am a person from Berlin"'' rather than ''"I am a donut"'' - clearly, neither meaning can be taken literally. Since Kennedy was [[assassination|assassinated]] not long after making this speech we shall probably never know for certain what he intended to mean by the remark.

 

Additionally, the food was not called "Berliner" in that region at that time, but rather "''Pfannkuchen''" (pancake) {{fact}}.

[[Category:Food and drink]]

[[Category:Food and drink]]