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[OakLeaf]

New Orleans beignets are exactly like doughnuts, except for the shape. And the fact that there's nowhere else in the USA (that I know of) that you can get doughnuts fried to order.

What are they like in France and Germany?

[shootingstar]

New Orleans beignets are exactly like doughnuts, except for the shape. And the fact that there's nowhere else in the USA (that I know of) that you can get doughnuts fried to order.

What are they like in France and Germany?

According to dearie, I am wrong, the southern Germans call them, 'berliners'. There's a way of pronouncing 'berliners' in German, that isn't so hard sounding as in English.

They are always made of yeast based dough, dusted with sugar and cinnamon and inside have a fruit jam filling.

I haven't yet tried a beignet in France.

German puff pastry is a completely different word than the French word for puff pastry, which I'm not even sure what the latter is. I would have to consult a dictionary for German to spell it out. Most definitely with Germans who speak English during the whole evening, it would be better to use the German puff pastry word. Just like the French, they too, are proud of the gourmet art and craft of handmade puff pastry from scratch.

There are certain concepts/words that denote historical legacy, cultural pride and craftsmanship/skill/artistry that originated in mother country, where it is better to learn and use the word for it when you are talking about that thing in English.

[Duck on Wheels]

Hmmm. That never occurred to me, that the beignets I had in "N'Orlens" were a direct derivative of berlinerboller (jelly-filled doughnuts here in Norway, and I think also in Germany). Same basic cooking technique, yes, but different size, shape, and taste. Both very good, tho. And though JFK declared himself to be one ("Ich bin ein berliner!"), nobody really thinks he meant he was a beignet either.

[Tuckervill]

I don't remember jelly in my beignets in NOLA?

Karen