Beignet

Beignet [ bɛɲɛ ] ( engl. also Fritters ) is the world's generic term for any type of fat baked goods, fruit, meat, vegetables or even can not contain filling. For example, the famous donuts from the Café du Monde in New Orleans be called beignets.

In German-speaking countries the term most fruit fritters donuts meant to be at the various pieces of fruit drawn and deep-fried choux pastry or dough through.

Beignets in France

The term " Beignet " is also in France the generic term for a wide variety of fat baked goods, but the more there appears in the form of fried dumplings. So there are recipes for apple fritters, mushroom fritters, potato fritters, broccoli fritters or zucchini fritters - and these foods can in France in the different regions again different names such as Bugnes, Merveilles, Oreillettes, Beignets de Carnaval, Tourtisseaux, Corvechets, Ganses or Nouets have.

In Corsica, made ​​with chestnut flour fritters are called Fritelli. Among the various types of fritters, donut -like pastries, all can be found again in France, including the Boule de Berlin (literally, "Berlin bale " ), which correspond to the donuts.