Why do donuts have holes?

• Rhonda

  3 Mar 06, 16:16

  Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:

  Looks like Rhonda may be making a trip to Sydney in the near future to satisfy her cravings

  
  
  So, SL... have you tried them yet?
• finoq

  3 Mar 06, 16:16

  why does polo have a hole?
• Rhonda

  3 Mar 06, 16:20

  Originally posted by finoq:

  why does polo have a hole?

  So that the tip of your tongue can go through the hole and the mint can refresh that part of the tongue too?
  
  
• Kan_i

  3 Mar 06, 19:45

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  So that the tip of your tongue can go through the hole and the mint can refresh that part of the tongue too?
  
  

  
  
  ahhh i thought we are talking about donuts here? sounds like this is a different oral lesson?
• Kan_i

  3 Mar 06, 19:55

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  Well, they are HUGE in the US! SL and I kept hearing one of our AMerican friends talking on and on about Krispy Kreme this and that. So, when I FINALLY had the chance to visit the US again, I went, and this time, I made sure I tried Krispy Kreme and whaddaya know, they had an outlet at the cafeteria of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where I was at, and so, I had it quite often.
  
  
  
  

  Wow i didnt know there wasnt a Krispy Creme in SG? from all your expertise i thought it was available.
  
  Krispy kreme is very new to Sydney... and they are completely different from any donuts we had in the past...
  
  Conventional donuts we have had from corner shops or places like Donut King and etc have been the doughy variety with sugar/cin or topped with icing (which is realy foundant not icing u may glaze a cake with) and would be apllied to top layer only with hundreds and thousands.
  
  Krispy Kreme on the other hand was a fluffy dough donut, light in texture and completely glazed all round making them crunchy... completely different taste from the conventionakl donuts.
  
  Marketing is excellent and 24hr shop makes them good for hoons or midnight snack lol However i a do not know how successful they will be in the future.
  Australians arent like americans in their consumption of donuts and Krispy kreme is sooooo sweet even compared to the ice donuts. On top of that we have lots of donut and coffee shops that sell other cakes which are much nicer to eat with coffee.
  
  I noticed a new Krispy kreme opened next to Maccas and it doesnt seem too busy... more people in Maccas having coffee and cake.
• finoq

  3 Mar 06, 19:57

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  So that the tip of your tongue can go through the hole and the mint can refresh that part of the tongue too?
  
  

  then thay may be why a donut has a hole too, you can lick the extra sugar inside
• the Bear

  3 Mar 06, 20:01

  yeah.. it's way too sweet...
  
  i like the cinnamon donuts available in the malls
  
  'sides, when in melbourne, the hoons went for the kebab or souvlaki
  
  

  Originally posted by Kan_i:

  Wow i didnt know there wasnt a Krispy Creme in SG? from all your expertise i thought it was available.
  
  Krispy kreme is very new to Sydney... and they are completely different from any donuts we had in the past...
  
  Conventional donuts we have had from corner shops or places like Donut King and etc have been the doughy variety with sugar/cin or topped with icing (which is realy foundant not icing u may glaze a cake with) and would be apllied to top layer only with hundreds and thousands.
  
  Krispy Kreme on the other hand was a fluffy dough donut, light in texture and completely glazed all round making them crunchy... completely different taste from the conventionakl donuts.
  
  Marketing is excellent and 24hr shop makes them good for hoons or midnight snack lol However i a do not know how successful they will be in the future.
  Australians arent like americans in their consumption of donuts and Krispy kreme is sooooo sweet even compared to the ice donuts. On top of that we have lots of donut and coffee shops that sell other cakes which are much nicer to eat with coffee.
  
  I noticed a new Krispy kreme opened next to Maccas and it doesnt seem too busy... more people in Maccas having coffee and cake.

• SydneyLibrarian

  3 Mar 06, 20:25

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  
  
  So, SL... have you tried them yet?

  Yes, but only the original flavour. I still find it awfully sweet though, & I don't like eating stuff that's too sweet! Heard they've also come up with an ice cream, but dunno how that is like.
  
  They're opening up more stores in Sydney Even the airport has got one now... so you don't have to wait too long once you get off the plane in Sydney, you can head straight to the shop & eat to your heart's content!
• breytonhartge

  3 Mar 06, 21:23

  Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:

  Yes, but only the original flavour. I still find it awfully sweet though, & I don't like eating stuff that's too sweet! Heard they've also come up with an ice cream, but dunno how that is like.
  
  They're opening up more stores in Sydney Even the airport has got one now... so you don't have to wait too long once you get off the plane in Sydney, you can head straight to the shop & eat to your heart's content!

  Rhonda, if you like donuts, they are the best!
  
  Recommendation, go for the original. Yummy!
• fn6193

  3 Mar 06, 23:47

  That a new Donut shop at Burlington unit 01-05, Name : SummerHouse. got a log of fanciful donut. tried and find taste quite different maybe due to topping.
  highly recommended
• pyjamasgirl

  4 Mar 06, 00:16

  YUMMY......
  
  
  
• SingaporeMacross

  4 Mar 06, 00:22

  ah, donuts....
• Rhonda

  5 Mar 06, 02:35

  Actually, where in Singapore can you actually find delicious donuts? And I'm not talking about those you find in 7-Eleven's... bleah!!
  
  
• Crystal_Dumpling

  5 Mar 06, 11:07

  Ask not why the donut has a hole, but why the hole has a donut.
• Rhonda

  5 Mar 06, 12:14

  Originally posted by Crystal_Dumpling:

  Ask not why the donut has a hole, but why the hole has a donut.

  Theoretically, a 'hole' cannot have anything inside one. That's why it's called a 'hole' mah!
  
  
• Kuali Baba

  5 Mar 06, 12:59

  What happened to all the Dunkin' Donut outlets here?
• Rhonda

  5 Mar 06, 14:36

  Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

  What happened to all the Dunkin' Donut outlets here?

  They weren't delicious enough so fewer and fewer people bought them until finally, they had to close shop.
  
  Didcha like them? I bought from them very rarely... like once in two years or so! I used to buy only their Strawberry jam ones.
• jetta

  6 Mar 06, 08:29

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  Till today, I still yearn for the best donuts I've ever eaten - Krispy Kreme donuts!!
  

  For ah Rhonda, *nah*
  
  
  Actually, they are incredibly sweet *gasping, clutching at throat*. Yum Yum Donuts are much better IMHO.
• jetta

  6 Mar 06, 08:47

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  Actually, where in Singapore can you actually find delicious donuts? And I'm not talking about those you find in 7-Eleven's... bleah!!
  
  

  Give you my recipe?
• Kuali Baba

  6 Mar 06, 19:18

  They're not terribly healthy as they're fried in animal fat usually.