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An '''''' (; plural ; or ; see more below) is a Dutch beignet, a variety of doughnut or fried dough that is traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve. People often eat it with raisins baked inside and with powdered sugar on top. Another variation is made with apple inside instead of raisins. There are similar foods all around the world, including the Samoan panikeke, eaten mostly with jam or butter on top.

==Name== They are called '''''' (literally 'oil spheres') or '''''' (literally 'lard balls') in the Netherlands, '''''' (literally: 'lard spheres') in Flanders and '''''' (loosely 'crispies') in Wallonia, ' (same meaning as in Belgian Dutch ) in Eastern Belgium German. In France, with they are also commonly called ' (literally 'fast beignets') and croustillons hollandais (loosely 'Dutch crispies'). In out-of-Belgium German, they are called ' (same meaning as in Dutch ), ' (informal for 'puppets' or 'babies') and ' (same meaning, especially used in Alsace for these ones), ' (loosely 'messed up Saint Sylvesters') in Northern Germany, and '''''' (loosely 'fried mice' or 'baked mice') in Austrian German. In English they are more commonly known as Dutch doughnuts or dutchies. In Italy, they are called many different things depending on the region: bombolini fritti, ficattole, bignoli, frittoli/fritole/fritule, sgabei, bignet, panzanelle, coccoli, zonzelle, donzelle, etc. In the region of Istria, which is shared by the countries of Italy, Croatia and Slovenia, a variation of this dish is called ', and . In Serbia they are called . In Portugal they are called ' ('dreams'). In Indonesia, they are known locally as '. Also, in Ghana, West Africa, they are known locally as or , and in the south of Benin, in the Fon language as ', i.e. 'white man's dumplings'. In Nigeria, they are known as 'puff puff'. In Iceland they're known as '''''' ('love balls'). In Zambia they're known as '''''' ('fritters').