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Beignets from Haute-Savoie. Variations of fried dough can be found across cuisines internationally; however, the origin of the term beignet is specifically French. They were brought to New Orleans in the 18th century by French colonists, [10] from "the old mother country", [12] also brought by Acadians, [13] and became a large part of home-style Creole cooking.
An oliebol (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːlibɔl] ⓘ; plural oliebollen; West Frisian: oaljebol or oaljekoek; see more below) is a Dutch beignet, a variety of doughnut or fried dough that is traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve.
Malakoffs are sometimes served as an hors d'oeuvre. [4] Traditionally, malakoff was served in the form of sticks while Vinzel beignets were more like balls of grated cheese on bread and then fried, but the distinction has become less clear in recent years, with many establishments now serving spherical malakoffs.
The beignet, which is a French cuisine dough fritter similar to the buñuelo, is etymologically cognate and derives its name via the Germanic Frankish language. Beignet has been borrowed into English via French.
Cameroonians accompany beignets with beans. [ 2 ] Other names for the dish include buffloaf (or bofrot ) in Ghana , botokoin in Togo , bofloto in the Ivory Coast , mikate in Congo , micate or bolinho in Angola , fungasa in Chad , legemat in Sudan , kala in Liberia , and vetkoek , amagwinya, or magwinya in South Africa and Zimbabwe .
Fried dough is a North American food associated with outdoor food stands in carnivals, amusement parks, fairs, rodeos, and seaside resorts. "Fried dough" is the specific name for a particular variety of fried bread made of a yeast dough; see the accompanying images for an example of use on carnival-booth signs.
The origin of calas is most often credited to slaves who came from rice-growing regions of Africa. [2] [3] A 1653 French recipe, beignets de riz, lends support to a French origin as well. [4] The name "calas" is said to have come from the Nupe word kara ("fried cake"). [5]
The origin of the word scone is obscure and may derive from several sources. That is, the classic Scottish scone , the Dutch schoonbrood (very similar to the drop scone), and possibly other similarly named quick breads may have made their way onto the British tea table, where their similar names merged into one.