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.
Languages. Cyprus has two official languages which are Greek and Turkish. It is important to note that the Greek spoken in Cyprus is a strong dialect, with about 15% of the words peculiar to Cyprus.There are also many minorities which are Armenian, Cypriot Maronites, Arabic and Romani.yprus has two official languages which are Greek and Turkish. It is important to note that the Greek spoken in Cyprus is a strong dialect, with about 15% of the words peculiar to Cyprus.