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From Báhn Rán to Beignets: The Best Doughnut in the World (Advanced Program) · Spotlight English: Advanced

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Spotlight Advanced. I'm Megan Nolette.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm Colin Loalva. Spotlight uses a special English method
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  Speaker 2: of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no
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  Speaker 2: matter where in the world they live.
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  Speaker 1: It is one of the most popular foods in the world.
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  Speaker 1: Every country has its own special version. It can be
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  Speaker 1: the perfect quick snack for a group of workers, or
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  Speaker 1: it can be exactly what a tired student needs to
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  Speaker 1: keep studying late at night. It can be fried or baked.
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  Speaker 1: People sell them in packs of twelve or by themselves.
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  Speaker 1: It is usually sweet, but it can also be savory.
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  Speaker 1: It is a donut, and everyone has a favorite.
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  Speaker 2: On today's Spotlight, we celebrate the doughnut. We will explore
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  Speaker 2: where and when the first doughnut was baked. We look
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  Speaker 2: at different kinds of doughnuts around the world. We also
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  Speaker 2: talk about people who have made important changes in their
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  Speaker 2: communities through their donuts.
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  Speaker 1: The Dutch made the first donuts in the eighteen hundreds.
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  Speaker 1: They called them olacucas or oil cakes. Olacucas were balls
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  Speaker 1: of cake fried in pig fat. Sometimes bakers removed the
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  Speaker 1: middle because the center did not cook as fast. They
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  Speaker 1: put fruit or nuts in the middle.
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  Speaker 2: Hanson Gregory was an American ship's captain. He made a
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  Speaker 2: hole in the center of the ball of dough before
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  Speaker 2: frying it. There was no center, so the dough cooked evenly. Today,
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  Speaker 2: many donuts have a hole in the center.
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  Speaker 1: People disagree about where the word donut came from. Some
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  Speaker 1: say the name began because of the nuts that the
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  Speaker 1: Dutch put inside their olocucus. Others think it refers to
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  Speaker 1: the round shape of the olocucus that look like nuts
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  Speaker 1: in a rope.
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  Speaker 2: In nineteen twenty, Adolph Leavitt built the first doughnut machine.
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  Speaker 2: This machine allowed many doughnuts to be made in less time.
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  Speaker 2: This machine helped doughnuts become more popular around the world.
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  Speaker 1: Other countries also invented food similar to donuts. In Germany,
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  Speaker 1: bakers created berliners. These pastries are filled with fruit jam
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  Speaker 1: and fried in oil. Baker's sprinkle white powdered sugar on top.
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  Speaker 2: In Vietnam, barn ram are popular. These are fried rice
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  Speaker 2: flour balls filled with sweet red bean paste. They are
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  Speaker 2: rolled in sesame seeds. Another kind of barn ram is
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  Speaker 2: egg shaped. It is served with a special dipping sauce.
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  Speaker 1: In Greece, they make lucumathis. These are round balls of
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  Speaker 1: fried dough. Greek cooks add warm cinnamon and a sweet
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  Speaker 1: orange liquid made by bees. Sometimes they also add powdered sugar.
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  Speaker 2: France created the Benye. It is puffe and round. It
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  Speaker 2: is often filled with jam or cream. Cooks fry these
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  Speaker 2: doughnuts and add powdered sugar. Begnets became very popular in
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  Speaker 2: Ya Orleans, Louisiana. In nineteen eighty six, Louisiana named the
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  Speaker 2: benyet its official state doughnut. In New Orleans, begnets are
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  Speaker 2: cut into squares and fried. They are dusted with powdered sugar.
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  Speaker 2: Siue Ale, who writes for Wiki tasty dot com, said.
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  Speaker 3: In France, beignettes are a traditional treat. They're tied to celebrations.
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  Speaker 3: New Orleans begnettes have become a symbol of the city.
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  Speaker 3: They are deeply celebrated as part of the city's rich
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  Speaker 3: food history.
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  Speaker 1: Mandazi are very popular in East Africa. They are usually
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  Speaker 1: shaped like triangles. They are light and sweet. They are
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  Speaker 1: very easy to make and perfect for breaks between meals.
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  Speaker 2: There are also doughnuts that are not sweet. These are
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  Speaker 2: called savory. One is the cheddar jalapanial green onion donut.
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  Speaker 2: Another savory donut is the mini small cheese doughnut. Some
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  Speaker 2: doughnuts are cooked with ham or turkey. There is a
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  Speaker 2: grilled cheese doughnut. This donut is cut in half and
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  Speaker 2: cooked with cheese melting inside.
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  Speaker 1: Donuts can be more than just a tasty treat. They
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  Speaker 1: can bring people together. They can feed the hungry. They
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  Speaker 1: can even inspire people to find ways to help others.
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  Speaker 2: Major donut chain Crispy Cream, tries to encourage people by
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  Speaker 2: giving away donuts Each November. On World Kindness Day, Crispy
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  Speaker 2: Cream gives its first five hundred customers twelve free donuts.
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  Speaker 2: They also give away free donuts on National dough Not Today.
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  Speaker 2: Krispy Kreme believes in building strong community connections. They want
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  Speaker 2: to encourage generosity and kindness. They hope it inspires others
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  Speaker 2: to do the same for those in need. Dave Skina,
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  Speaker 2: Krispy Kreme Global Chief brand Officer, said.
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  Speaker 4: World Kindness Day is a reminder that we can all
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  Speaker 4: make positive changes in people's lives. We can do this
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  Speaker 4: through small acts like sharing something sweet. We hope this
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  Speaker 4: inspires many more small acts of kindness.
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  Speaker 1: In Utah, a nonprofit organization called The Other Side uses
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  Speaker 1: their donut shop to help people who have no place
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  Speaker 1: to live. First, the homeless join the Other Side Academy.
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  Speaker 1: They learn many things, including how to work in the
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  Speaker 1: donut shop. When they finish the academy, they work in
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  Speaker 1: the other Side Donut Shop. All the money the Donut
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  Speaker 1: shop makes goes to the other Side Village. This is
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  Speaker 1: a collection of small houses where the workers live. Here
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  Speaker 1: Donuts provide skills, jobs, and housing for people in need.
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  Speaker 2: Kale Batty is the manager of the Other Side Donut Shop.
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  Speaker 2: Batty is also a graduate of the Other Side Academy.
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  Speaker 2: Batty said, the.
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  Speaker 5: Other Side Donuts is where the homeless go to have purpose.
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  Speaker 5: It teaches them how to work and how to get
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  Speaker 5: up on time. It helps them show up for the
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  Speaker 5: people around them, how to feel love, how to show love.
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  Speaker 1: What is your favorite kind of donut? Is it one
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  Speaker 1: of the ones mentioned in this program? Do you have
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  Speaker 1: a special shop where you like to get them? You
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  Speaker 2: The writer of this program was Peter Anderson. The producer
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  Speaker 2: was Michio Ozaki. The voices you heard were from the
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  Speaker 2: United States and the United Kingdom. All quotes were adapted
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  Speaker 2: for this program and voiced by Spotlight. No AI or
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  Speaker 2: artificial intelligence was used in this program. Spotlight programs are written, voiced,
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  Speaker 2: and produced by real people for real people, no matter
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  Speaker 2: where in the world they live. This program is called
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  Speaker 2: from barn Ran to Benyet's the Best Donuts in the World.
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  Speaker 1: Spotlight program. Goodbye,