Cultured Palate: Dishes from the American Southeast
| May 2, 2018
11. Beignets
In New Orleans, fried dough is a popular treat – but it’s served as beignets instead of doughnuts. Made of choux pastry formed into squares and deep-fried until hot and crisp, beignets are served as a treat for either breakfast or dessert. Usually, they’re drowned in a pile of icing sugar and eaten with a large bowl of café au lait or a strong cup of chicory coffee.
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