Dec 25

Beignets at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans – Photo Friday

by Chris Christensen Add comments
categories: usa travel tags: louisiana, new orleans, photography

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If you have have been to New Orleans then you too may have tried the very traditional snack of a beignet at the world famous Cafe du Monde. As you can see from the photo the correct way to eat a beignet (fried dough liberally covered in powdered sugar) is bent over at the waist. Or at least this is the only way we found to eat them without ending up covered in powdered sugar.

Cafe du Monde has burned down (I am going to guess in a grease fire) since we were there but has been rebuilt. They are also well known for their coffee with chicory.

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by Chris Christensen

I am the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog. I am also the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor.com/Flights.

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No Responses to “Beignets at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans – Photo Friday”

Jen

Says:
December 26th, 2008 at 1:27 am

Yum! This is one of our favorite places to go!

poetloverrebelspy

Says:
December 26th, 2008 at 8:39 am

The title made me all jealous (and hungry!) — the honesty of the photo made me laugh.

Thanks for sharing!

Mara

Says:
December 26th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

Delicious! And a great picture. My children wouldn’t bother to bend over. I can only imagine that they would end up looking like they had been in a powdered sugar blizzard.

DeliciousBaby

Says:
December 26th, 2008 at 11:59 pm

Mmmmmm. I can’t help but be jealous!

I’ve never been to New Orleans, but every so often I buy a box of Beignet mix and try my hand at making them at home. I’m sure they don’t compare, but they still make me happy.

Dominique

Says:
December 29th, 2008 at 9:14 am

New Orleans has definitely been at the top of my list of places I’d love to go some day!

Tags: louisiana, new orleans, photography