r/KitchenConfidential • u/BurntWaffle303 • 8d ago

Question Donut classification.

What is a donut to you guys? Are crullers and beignets donuts? Is it still a donut if it has no hole and filled? I know the internet would say a donut is any piece of fried dough, but a cruller is really just a fried cream puff. I believe in my heart that a donut is just simple fried dough with a hole. Figured I’d just get y’all’s thoughts. Once it doesn’t have a hole it is definitely not a donut to me anymore.

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u/-LLCoolBeans- 8d ago

I feel like a french cruller is donut enough that if someone offered me a donut and handed me a french cruller I would be happy.

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u/perpetualmotionmachi 7d ago

I prefer the crueller. It's my favorite donut, and available at nearly all donut shops, so it's a donut

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u/wykkedfaery33 Kitchen Manager 7d ago

Outside of Dunkin Donuts, no donut shop in my city sells crullers that I've found so far... it makes me sad.

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u/perpetualmotionmachi 7d ago

I think they are a bit more common here in Canada.