WTF Are Spaghetti Donuts? Check Out New Yorkers Hilarious Reactions To Them

Rob Grams • April 4, 2017

Spaghetti Donut’s are officially this year’s novelty food sensation, but what are they? Where did they come from? What do NYers really think about them? Here’s the low-down.

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When Smorgasburg returned this weekend we all battened down the hatches in preparation for a million food Instagrams and this year’s “Ramen-Burger” novelty food sensation. Well, it didn’t take long for us all to realize that this year’s foodie obsession would be the “Spaghetti Donut” …but that left a lot of us asking:

The Spaghetti Donut, developed by Pop Pasta, is based on a Neapolitan Spaghetti Pie, also known as a “frittata di spaghetti.” In their own words:

In the Neapolitan tradition the spaghetti pie is a dish prepared with pasta leftovers combined with eggs and cheese and then fried. Traditionally the spaghetti are formed into large round pies and cut into slices. – Pop Pasta’s website,

So it’s based on a traditional Italian dish, but does that make it a legit meal or fast food, and more importantly:

Confusion aside the savory treat has inspired what can only be described as addiction

…and, let’s just say… not so positive coverage:

Featured image source [pop_pasta]