Have you tried our delicious carnival berliners yet?
23.01.2026Until February 17, 2026, berliner are available in all our cafeterias for only €0.96 each.Did you know?
Did you know that Berliners are called Pfannkuchen in Berlin? There are different regional names for this “spherical pastry.”Linguist Stephan Elspaß has researched this topic: In eastern Germany, they are called “Pfannkuchen,” in western Germany “Berliner,” in Bavaria, Austria, and South Tyrol “Krapfen” or “Faschingskrapfen,” in Hesse mainly “Kräppel,” and in Baden-Württemberg and the Palatinate/Saarland region, some people say ‘Fastnachtsküchle’ or “Fastnachtsküchelchen.” “Berliner” and ‘Pfannkuchen’ are actually just abbreviations for “Berliner Pfannkuchen.”
(Source: ZDF, https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/wissen/krapfen-berliner-gebaeck-name-herkunft-100.html)What are they called in your region?
Did you know that Berliners are called Pfannkuchen in Berlin? There are different regional names for this “spherical pastry.”Linguist Stephan Elspaß has researched this topic: In eastern Germany, they are called “Pfannkuchen,” in western Germany “Berliner,” in Bavaria, Austria, and South Tyrol “Krapfen” or “Faschingskrapfen,” in Hesse mainly “Kräppel,” and in Baden-Württemberg and the Palatinate/Saarland region, some people say ‘Fastnachtsküchle’ or “Fastnachtsküchelchen.” “Berliner” and ‘Pfannkuchen’ are actually just abbreviations for “Berliner Pfannkuchen.”
(Source: ZDF, https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/wissen/krapfen-berliner-gebaeck-name-herkunft-100.html)What are they called in your region?
