New Orleans Delight

There are certain things that you need to do when in New Orleans in order to get the full French Quarter experience.

Some are quite expensive, such as eating at such famous restaurants as Brennan’s, Commander’s Palace or Antoine’s.

The website Eater New Orleans says the city has hundreds of “must try” eating establishments, but it describes 25 of them as classics that everyone ought to try.

For the frugal traveler, there is Café du Monde, which is a coffee shop that ranks No. 3 on the list and is best known for its beignets.

A beignet is a piece of square-shaped dough fried in vegetable oil and covered in powdered sugar.

The cafe’s website says that beignets were brought to Louisiana by the Acadians and are sometimes filled with fruit.

At Café du Monde the beignets come in an order of three and can be quite messy to eat. But like so many things that aren’t necessarily healthy, they sure are good tasting.

And they cost around $3, which is affordable for any traveler.