American Food - Donuts

The name comes from '' doughnut '', wich in portuguese means '' rosca fria ''. The term was used by a historian Washington irving, in 1809. Created to describe a delight in the sixteenth century by Dutch and bakers brought.
But until the, they were not the traditional hole in the middle. It only appeared in 1847, created by American sailor.
The invention has become a huge success and passion in the land of Uncle Sam. This creation earned him a bronze plaque in his hometow of Rockport.