Fat Tuesday started early at Rudy’s Strudel & Bakery in Parma, Northeast Ohio’s ground zero for celebratory paczki. Nearly two dozen people were in line at 4 a.m., waiting for the ethnic bakery to open.

Celebrating Paczki Day and Fat Tuesday

A food that many have come to know and love and consume once a year enjoys its time in the spotlight today. The paczek, plural paczki, is an ultra-rich pastry that is associated with Fat Tuesday at local bakeries.