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also: long john · finger doughnut · cream stick · éclair (as sold)
Say bar in California, Long John in Iowa, éclair in Baltimore, and you will be handed the same pastry.
A rectangular raised donut, glazed or iced, sometimes filled.
Long John, éclair, finger doughnut and cream stick name the same pastry in other regions. Cited · wp-long-john-doughnut
The story Cited · wp-long-john-doughnut
Names for it are regional. Long John runs through the Midwest, Canada and Texas; the Mid-Atlantic and central Canada market it as an éclair, though an éclair is choux and this is yeast; the West Coast says bar, and specifies: maple bar, chocolate bar, filled bar. Parts of the Midwest say finger doughnut, or cream stick when filled.
The particulars
| part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| region | The United States |
| confidence | high · updated 2026-09-16 |
Who it runs with
Where we got it
- Long John (doughnut) — Wikipedia · link
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