I'm EMWK and I'm a dunker/dipper. There, I admitted it! And there's nothing better than dipping/dunking donuts into a cuppa strong, black coffee. Or warm, crusty french bread into a hot bowl of curry chicken. So many things to dunk and so little time.
Fondues are great for me as I get to dunk everything. But please, NO second dunking/dipping like so many with their veggie dip at parties. That's a NO-NO in this household. That is why everyone gets their own little bowl for dunking or dipping.
Incidentally, National Doughnut (or Donut) Day is celebrated on the first Friday of June. I should have gone out to get a free donut at the local Lamars or Krispy Kreme stores today. But it was raining again this morning and I didn't get over to the nearest doughnut store, so I made a batch of doughnuts to pacify the kids' sweet cravings.
Used a simple recipe from Joy of Cooking and made a bunch of donut holes which was perfect for dipping into individual bowls of chocolate glaze, raspberry jam, and creamy peanut butter. Dunk, Dunk, Dunk! What a Dipping Delight it was!
And here's some names that doughnuts/donuts go by around the world: Italy = fritole, Montenegro = ustipci, Mexico = churro, Turkey = lokma, France = beignet, Germany = krapfen, Hungary = langos, India = balushai, Netherlands = oliebollen.
