Hold the jam: Bavarian baker spices up doughnuts with meatloaf

Traditionally, German "Krapfen" are fried, sweet yeast dough confections filled with jam or marmalade and topped with sugar, but a baker in the Bavarian town of Miesbach has grabbed headlines by adding an unusual ingredient - meatloaf. Florian Perkmann says the idea was born during a car ride with his daughter, and is reminiscent of the idea of eating a Schnitzel - a thin, breaded serving of meat - with berry sauce.

"The combination, served with a sweet mustard, is what creates the flavourful experience," Perkmann told Reuters. The seasonal treat includes "Leberkaes," a meatloaf usually made of finely ground pork, bacon and onions that is similar to bologna sausage.

Customer Peter Rosner, a resident in the town of Miesbach, says he was sceptical, but the meat-filled doughnuts are better than he expected. "They're surprisingly good ... A very funny combination of flavours," he said. Perkmann's creation has been a hit on social media, with sales reaching 70 to 80 each day and some customers travelling from as far away as Austria. (Reporting by Reuters TV Writing by Andrea Shalal Editing by John Stonestreet)