New Orleans French Doughnuts Beignets are the state doughnut of Louisiana. Pronounced, ben-yay, New Orleans locals often call them French Doughnuts or French Market Doughnuts. Beignets were brought to Louisiana in the 1800's by the French Acadians from Nova Scotia. Although you're free to serve them any way you prefer, the traditional New Orleans beignet is a square piece of dough, about 3 x 3.
The Cyprus Pound, denoted by the symbol CYP, is the official currency used in Cyprus.
It would be advisable to arrive with foreign currency as the exchange rates available are better in Northern Cyprus than outside. Rates for 1 Turkish Lira (TRY) currently stand at 0.43GBP, 0.49EUR and 0.67USD.