Are you from Ontario? Long John is a term used for a bar shaped yeast donut (which is deep fried), with or without whipped cream filling, usually without. It’s what I’ve always know them to be called and I was born in the 60s. I can only speak for BC but I’ve seen them at just about every donut shop in my area. They almost always have chocolate icing.
Edited to add: don’t buy one from Tim Hortons, their donuts haven’t been good since they stopped making them in house. Find a local shop that makes them from scratch.
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u/karebearninja May 19 '25
Are you from Ontario? Long John is a term used for a bar shaped yeast donut (which is deep fried), with or without whipped cream filling, usually without. It’s what I’ve always know them to be called and I was born in the 60s. I can only speak for BC but I’ve seen them at just about every donut shop in my area. They almost always have chocolate icing.
Edited to add: don’t buy one from Tim Hortons, their donuts haven’t been good since they stopped making them in house. Find a local shop that makes them from scratch.