Gogoși (Romanian: [ɡoˈɡoʃʲ]),[1] known as pancove in Transylvania and pampuște in Bukovina,[2] are Romanian sweet pastries similar to filled doughnuts. Gogoși is the plural form of the Romanian word gogoașă ([ɡoˈɡo̯a.ʃə]).

Gogoși
TypePastry
CourseDessert
Place of originRomania
Main ingredientsYeast dough; chocolate, jam, or cheese

Gogoși are pieces of dough shaped into a flattened sphere that are deep-fried in oil and optionally dusted with icing sugar.[3] They have a fluffy and airy consistency, no hole and are often filled. Gogoși fillings include chocolate, apricot jam, strawberry jam, cream cheese, or feta cheese.

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References

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  1. ^ "Definition of gogoașă". dexonline (in Romanian).
  2. ^ "Rețeta zilei: Pancove cu gem de căpșuni". Romania TV (in Romanian). 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ Romanian Fried Dough at Radio România Internațional
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