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A '''Berliner Pfannkuchen''' (often called simply '''Berliner''') is a type of [[pastry]] common in parts of [[Germany]], especially [[Berlin]]. It is usually filled with jam or [[marmalade]], and sprinkled with powdered [[sugar]]. It may be considered a [[donut]], even though it lacks a hole.
 
A '''Berliner Pfannkuchen''' (often called simply '''Berliner''') is a type of [[pastry]] common in parts of [[Germany]], especially [[Berlin]]. It is usually filled with jam or [[marmalade]], and sprinkled with powdered [[sugar]]. It may be considered a [[donut]], even though it lacks a hole.
  
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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.
 
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The sentence is grammatically correct German, albeit ambiguous in meaning - ''"Berliner"'' is intended to 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, the "donut" meaning cannot be taken literally. It is obvious what Kennedy intended, as the other translation makes no sense and would have no place in a diplomatic speech.
 
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Additionally, the food was not called "Berliner" in that region at that time, but rather "''Pfannkuchen''" (pancake) {{fact}}.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:11, April 12, 2007

A Berliner Pfannkuchen (often called simply Berliner) is a type of pastry common in parts of Germany, especially Berlin. It is usually filled with jam or marmalade, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. It may be considered a donut, even though it lacks a hole.

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