Free paczki/coffee Tuesday morning at Metropolitan Market event

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Followup to the earlier paczki thread – I just read the entire Metropolitan Market (WSB sponsor) news release about Tuesday morning’s paczki-eating competition (the Metro Markets’ teams go against each other; we covered it last year) and it mentions that paczkis and coffee will be handed out to race-watchers, so that qualifies as a freebie. Here’s the whole news release, way too long for the events calendar, where this otherwise is a two-liner:

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Metropolitan Market is bringing Paczki to the Northwest for a

limited time in celebration of Fat Tuesday. This sinfully decadent treat, pronounced

Poonch-Key, is deep-fried, often sugar-dusted and always decadently filled in the

center with a fruit or crème filling. The Paczkipalooza has already ensued at all

five Metropolitan Market bakery departments, and will be punctuated by a Feb. 16

Paczki Eat & Race Contest, featuring Metropolitan Market employees from its store

and support locations, competing at Metropolitan Market Admiral (2320 42nd Ave SW).

A festive Fat Tuesday tradition, Paczki is an internationally cherished treat

originating in Europe and reaching cult-like status in the Midwest. Some might liken

it to a jelly doughnut, In the Midwest, Paczki reigns supreme on Fat Tuesday, with

bakery lines often wrapping around buildings starting in the wee hours of the

morning. Polish immigrants catapulted Paczki to popularity in the United States.

Historically, the pastry represented a “larder raid” of a kitchen’s richer foods

such as eggs, sugar and fat in preparation for Lent (when the foods are forbidden).

Paczki’s fanfare also culminates in a race known as the Paczki Challenge: Every

Metropolitan Market has a challenger that will attempt to eat as many Paczki in a 3

minute period as humanly possible. Last year the record was 7 Paczki in 3 minutes!

This year there will be a “Twist” before the race gets underway.

Metropolitan Market’s version of the Paczki Challenge will take place Fat Tuesday

morning, Feb. 16 11 a.m. at the Admiral location. Metropolitan Market’s Red Coats

will be passing out Paczkis and coffee (Metropolitan Market blend) to those watching

the race. The Metropolitan Market Admiral location is located at 2320 42nd Ave SW,

Seattle; (206) 937-0551.

Filled with chocolate custard, vanilla custard, lemon, or raspberry, Paczki are

available now at all Metropolitan Market locations, $1.69 – $1.99 each or $6.49 –

$7.99 per 4-pack.

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