1
: fritter
2
: a light square doughnut usually sprinkled with powdered sugar
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His Korean/soul food fusion spot, Sun Chong, is also hot, and his restaurant Monday has TikTok's favorite sweet potato beignets.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
The sticky tables at one of the city’s most beloved institutions, Café du Monde, were packed with fans sipping café au lait and dusted with powdered sugar from hot beignets.
—Matt Baker, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Start the day with beignets, little squares of featherlight doughnuts, at Café du Monde in the heart of the French Quarter, near the cathedral.
—Natasha Langan, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
First time in New Orleans Eat: Head to Cafe du Monde in the French Quarter or City Park for beignets, and wash them down with a cafe au lait.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
The sticky tables at one of the city’s most beloved institutions, Café du Monde, were packed with fans sipping café au lait and dusted with powdered sugar from hot beignets.
—Matt Baker, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Start the day with beignets, little squares of featherlight doughnuts, at Café du Monde in the heart of the French Quarter, near the cathedral.
—Natasha Langan, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
First time in New Orleans Eat: Head to Cafe du Monde in the French Quarter or City Park for beignets, and wash them down with a cafe au lait.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Beignet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beignet. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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