Lift the fried doughnuts out of the oil with a slotted spoon and place them on several thicknesses of paper towel to drain.

The two desserts of citrus soup and hot chocolate beignet (fried doughnut with a creamy chocolate interior) were superb, served by the knowledgeable and attentive staff.

It is also a time for trying some of the more exotic local fare: churros, a kind of fried doughnut dipped in thick sweet chocolate, or mint tea served in a Bedouin-type tent.

In Southern Louisiana, a popular variety of the doughnut is the beignet, a fried, square doughnut served traditionally with powdered sugar.

With you-pick seasonal fruits and vegetables, plus goat petting, a picnic area and a store with freshly fried doughnuts.

For dessert he had a Portuguese malasada, a sweet, sticky fried doughnut, crackling with sugar.

Puff Puff, a fried Nigerian doughnut.

Soldiers in Spain, America, and Britain were all familiar with fried doughnuts called doughboys.

It was particularly well known for its fried doughnuts, coffee, and hot chocolate.

It always looks utterly fabulous, though the girlie colouring is offset by a manly accompaniment of pampushky (fried doughnuts), which turn this shrinking violet into a real meal.