1
: fritter
2
: a light square doughnut usually sprinkled with powdered sugar
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Abita is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and menu items range from beignets and biscuits to chicken and waffles, omelets, wraps, burgers, and salads.
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Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025
Brenda's French Soul Food, a southern staple on Polk, is offering their yearly special for $5.75 a piece: A king cake beignet stuffed with a berry compote and vanilla cream cheese dusted in traditional Mardi Gras colors.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
What to do: Enjoy langoustines and shrimp beignets at F.I.S.H.
—Andrew Richdale, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
Her favorite to order are the classic powder beignets, the praline beignets and the crab beignets.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025
Brenda's French Soul Food, a southern staple on Polk, is offering their yearly special for $5.75 a piece: A king cake beignet stuffed with a berry compote and vanilla cream cheese dusted in traditional Mardi Gras colors.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
What to do: Enjoy langoustines and shrimp beignets at F.I.S.H.
—Andrew Richdale, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
Her favorite to order are the classic powder beignets, the praline beignets and the crab beignets.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Beignet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beignet. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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