Editing Doughnut (section)

===North America===
[[File:Puntarenas, Costa Rica - Puntarenas' Cream Filled Doughnuts.png|thumb|right|[[Puntarenas]]' cream-filled doughnuts]]

====Caribbean region====
A ''kurma'' is a small, sweet, fried cube-shaped or rectangular doughnut which originated in Eastern India but is sold in Trinidad and Tobago.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}

====Costa Rica====
A traditional [[Puntarenas]] cream-filled doughnut is round and robust, managing to keep the cream inside liquified. They are popular in [[Costa Rica]].

====Mexico====
The Mexican ''donas'' are similar to doughnuts, including the name; the dona is a [[fried dough foods|fried-dough]] [[pastry]]-based [[snack]], commonly covered with powdered [[brown sugar]] and [[cinnamon]], white sugar or chocolate.

==== United States and Canada ====
Frosted, glazed, powdered, [[Boston cream doughnut|Boston cream]], [[coconut doughnut|coconut]], [[sour cream doughnut|sour cream]], cinnamon, chocolate, and [[jelly doughnut|jelly]] are some of the varieties eaten in the United States and Canada. There are also [[potato doughnut]]s (sometimes referred to as [[spudnut]]s).

Doughnuts are ubiquitous in the United States and can be found in most grocery stores, as well as in specialty [[:Category:Doughnut shops|doughnut shops]].  They are equally popular in Canada.<ref>Paul Mullins, ''Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut'' (Gainesville: The University of Florida Press, 2008).</ref> Canadians eat more doughnuts per capita than any other nation and has more doughnuts shops per capita than any other nation.<ref name="archives.cbc.ca">[http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-1371-8375/life_society/canadian_food/clip8 The unofficial national sugary snack]. Archives.cbc.ca. Retrieved on 22 August 2013.</ref><ref name="Alex Beam">{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2008/04/12/canadas_holey_icon_our_eyes_glaze_over/|title=Canada's holey icon: Our eyes glaze over|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=12 April 2008|access-date=6 March 2009 | author=Alex Beam}}</ref>

A popular doughnut in [[Hawaii]] is the [[malassada]]. Malassadas were brought to the Hawaiian Islands by early Portuguese settlers, and are a variation on Portugal's [[filhós]]. They are small, eggy balls of yeast dough deep-fried and coated in sugar.<ref name=":1" />

Immigrants have brought various doughnut varieties to the United States. To celebrate Fat Tuesday in eastern [[Pennsylvania]], churches sell a [[potato starch]] doughnut called a [[Fasnachts|Fastnacht]] (or Fasnacht). The treats are so popular there that Fat Tuesday is often called [[Fastnacht Day]]. The Polish doughnut, the [[pączki]], is popular in U.S. cities with large Polish communities such as [[Chicago]], [[Milwaukee]], and [[Detroit]].

In regions of the country where apples are widely grown, especially the Northeast and Midwest states, [[cider doughnut]]s are a harvest season specialty, especially at orchards open to tourists, where they can be served fresh. Cider doughnuts are a cake doughnut with [[apple cider]] in the batter. The use of cider affects both the texture and flavor, resulting in a denser, moister product. They are often coated with either granulated, powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/10/10/a_match_made_in_october/|title=A Match Made In October| author=Luke Pyenson|date=10 October 2007 |access-date=26 September 2009 | work=The Boston Globe}}</ref>

In southern [[Louisiana]], a popular variety of the doughnut is the [[beignet]], a fried, square doughnut served traditionally with powdered sugar. Perhaps the most well-known purveyor of beignets is [[New Orleans]] restaurant [[Cafe Du Monde]].

In [[Quebec]], homemade doughnuts called ''beignes de Noël'' are traditional Christmas desserts.<ref name="EDriver">{{cite book|title=Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825–1949|author=Elizabeth Driver|year=2008|isbn=978-0802047908|publisher=University of Toronto Press|page=99}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/actualite/enjeux/reportages/2003/03-01-21/lune.shtml|title=De meilleurs beignes de Noël?|date=21 January 2003|access-date=27 October 2012|work=Enjeux – Radio-Canada}}</ref>

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File:Krispy Kreme glazed donuts 2.JPG|[[Krispy Kreme]] glazed doughnuts
File:Entenmann's donut variety pack 1.jpg|Powdered, glazed and chocolate doughnuts from a variety pack sold at supermarkets
File:4_donuts.jpg|Donuts with sprinkles
File:Elegant donut in Miami Beach.jpg|Elegant doughnut served at a wedding breakfast in Miami Beach
File:Dough-Donut-Chocolate-Earl-Grey.jpg|Chocolate-frosted doughnut
File:Doughnuts on a plate.jpg|Doughnuts on a plate in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
File:Pon de wreath strawberry flavor of Mister Donut in Japan.jpg|Strawberry flavor mochi donut by [[Mister Donut]]
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