paczki

The Polish pastries, pronounced “puhnch·kee” are richer and heavier than traditional American doughnuts. Here’s what they’re made with.

Joseph Litza, who grew up in the Portage Park neighborhood, explains why the paczki at Delightful Pastries are the “real deal” — and then serenades NBC 5’s Sandra Torres with his family’s special ‘Paczki Day’ song.

It may look like a traditional American doughnut, but the differences between the popular American treat and the Polish pastries called Paczkis — pronounced “puhnch-kee — are “huge,” Dobra Bielinski of Delightful Pastries in Portage Park told NBC Chicago

No, it’s not a doughnut, but it sure is delicious.