Beignets
without sugar
Beignet
is a French word for “fried
fritter,” brought to Louisiana by the France nuns to New Orleans,
Louisiana in 1727.
I
search through internet, yes, there are beignets in Paris, France
equivalent to beignets found in Louisiana now days.
Pronounce
for beignet are:
-
BEN-yay
-
bayn-YAY
-
ben-YAY
-
beɪnˈjeɪ
-
bɛnˈjeɪ
I
don’t know whether other states in the USA have their own beignet.
Since, the pastry is typical in Louisiana, its designated as official
state of doughnut in 1986, around 35 years ago.
Finger
beignets
Generally,
beignets
are covered with sugar (powdered sugar) on top or
without sugar,
I saw two forms of beignets:
-
a square pieces
-
finger pieces
Beignets
covered
with sugar
are ready to consume
Both
forms could be found in most cities in Louisiana. In my city, Baton
Rouge, I almost come to coffee shop near by my house almost every
weeks.
The
oldest shop to sell beignets is “Cafe du Monde,” located in
French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Frying
beignets in the hot cooking oil.
The
shop has sold beignets since 1862, more than 150 years ago. Very long
time ago, and to be iconic cafe for “café
au laits.”
The
most popular coffee shop to sell beignets in Baton Rouge is Coffee Call (You may
read my previous post: What is the Best Coffeehouse in My City, Baton
Rouge?
Based
on internet searching, in addition to Louisiana, USA and France,
other countries consume beignets (kinds
of beignets)
are Canada, Vietnam, Indonesia,
and Malaysia.
Have
you tried beignets? What it called in your countries?