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'Spy Rings' in Germany: A Baker's Ode to the NSA and Snowden
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/nsa-scandal-inspires-baker-to-launch-new-doughnut-a-915098.html
'Spy Rings' in Germany: A Baker's Ode to the NSA and Snowden
August 06, 2013 – 04:54 PM
Düsseldorf is awash in spy rings this week, with a local bakery chain trying leverage the NSA surveillance scandal into a marketing coup. The rings, of course, are good, old-fashioned American donuts, which share shelf space with Snowdy rolls and Insider muffins.
This NSA probably already knows this, but a German bakery has responded to the mass surveillance scandal by devising a topical range of delicacies including "Spy Ring" doughnuts, "Snowdy" rolls, "Insider" muffins and "Facebrot" bread.
The "Snowdy" rolls are an homage to the whistleblower Edward Snowden who is something of a hero in Germany for having informed the public about the massive digital surveillance undertaken by the National Security Agency.
The "Spy Ring" doughnuts have a vanilla filling and are covered in brown stripes, not dissimilar to the bars of a jail cell. SPIEGEL ONLINE is still trying to ascertain the ingredients in the "Insider" muffins and "Facebrot" bread.