On Cavemen the guy asked for a coffee and donut and was corrected it's called an Americano and ?!
On Cavemen the guy asked for a coffee and donut and was corrected it's called an Americano and ?
In that coffee shop or that town in general, the plain coffee is called an Americano while a donut is called something that sounds like ben E ay? I've never heard of that, can someone tell me what they call donuts in fancy coffee shops?
Answers: It's a french pastry-like, popular in New Orelean's French Quarter, usually eaten for breakfast. It'a a beignet
Beignets are the state doughnut of Louisiana. Pronounced, "ben-yay", New Orleans locals often call them "French Doughnuts" or "French Market Doughnuts". Beignets were brought to Louisiana in the 1800's by the French Acadians from Nova Scotia. Although you're free to serve them any way you prefer, the traditional New Orleans beignet is a square piece of dough, about 3" x 3". They're deep-fried until they get puffy, and then they're served hot and covered generously in powdered sugar. Like a sloppy roast-beef poboy or hot boiled crawfish, eating beignets is usually messy, with bits of the powdered sugar winding up in the darndest places. But somehow, that's part of the charm. Source(s):
http://www.neworleansshowcase.com/food-b... Beniet (that spelling could be off, but its pronounced Ben-Yay) Its a donut-like pastry found in French quisine and in Louisiana.