Pillowy, perfectly greasy, with just the right amount of crisp — there's nothing quite like a freshly fried beignet when you're visiting New Orleans. These square-shaped, no-hole, donut-like delights ...

Fried sweet dough takes on so many forms, and so many names. If it's in the shape of a ring and glazed with melted sugar, it's a doughnut. If it's flat and in a mesh-like pattern and sold at the fair, ...

Does your state have an official state donut? Mine does. Sort of. They're square, there's no hole, and here in Louisiana we call them beignets. That's ben-YAYS, and it's French for fritter. If someone ...