Timbits

(Trous de beigne)

Timbits are bite-sized doughnut holes made from leftover doughnut dough, fried in vegetable oil and available in a number of varieties such as yeast, cake, apple fritter, honey dip, old fashion plain, chocolate glazed, blueberry, strawberry, lemon, and filled timbits.

They are sold in North American fast food chains such as Tim Hortons and Dunkin' Donuts. The bit in Timbit is an acronym for Big in Taste, which is an original campaign slogan from the 1970s. In Quebec, people prefer to use the generic term doughnut holes or trous de beigne instead of timbits.

These tiny doughnut holes are so popular in Canada that people even bake them at home.

Canada

WHERE TO EAT The best Timbits in the world (according to food experts)

Amy Kenny

"Not so, the sour cream chocolate glazed. When you bite into it, the surface resists. The icing is slightly hard — a thick suit of fudgy armour that has pooled and dried in the irregular nooks and crannies of the treat's rough topography. Your teeth crack the outer layer, breaking the bit open to reveal a sour cream interior that's dense and heavy."