9 Traditional Treats for Fat Tuesday (and All Other Fat Days Too)
Fat Thursday and Fat Tuesday are fast approaching, and whether or not you plan to observe the Christian season of Lent afterward, there are plenty of holiday snacks for everyone. In the past, Lent meant abstaining from indulgent foods such as butter, sugar, and eggs. As Christianity seeped into different parts of the globe, at a time when food spoiled relatively quickly, there was no hope of preserving these ingredients during the 40-day fasting period. Instead of throwing it all away, they arranged a massive feast. Everything should work. After this period of food elimination, many creative and indulgent treats were born. Most of them are fried. They are all carbohydrates. Here are nine gourmet treats to celebrate the fattest days of the week (or year).