German. In France, with croustillons they are also commonly called beignets rapides (literally 'fast beignets') and croustillons hollandais (loosely 'Dutch...

are very thin in the middle. In Belgium, the smoutebollen in Dutch, or croustillons in French, are similar to the Dutch kind of oliebollen, but they usually...

conventional sugar. Azores – filhós, malassadas Belgium – Smoutebollen or croustillons are similar to Dutch Oliebollen but usually do not contain any fruit...

Nicholas Day (Dutch: Sinterklaas, French: la Saint-Nicolas) on 6 December. Croustillons/Smoutebollen: deep-fried balls of dough, eaten at fairgrounds or on special...

during the festive season: pastries for the end-of-year festivities, or croustillons for ducasses. They have also renewed: the tradition of mussels and French...