France: Pets de Soeur / Pets de Nonne (Nun’s Farts) The proper name for these little fried pastries or fritters is beignets soufflès . But the slightly rude and goofy nickname seems to have been around for at least the past two centuries, possibly longer — and no one now knows for sure where it came from.
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SAINT-ANTOINE, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA — They may have odd names, but pets de soeurs — translated to farts of sisters or nun’s farts — and poutine rapee or grated poutine,, Nun ‘s Farts Okay, that would have been great. Brian Barrett is the digital director at WIRED, covering security, consumer technology, and anything else that seems interesting.
Needless to say, despite the story about their miraculous lineage, nun’s farts most likely have a less saintly origin. According to that oracle of the French language, the dictionary of the Academie française, before the nuns came into the picture, there were Pets de Putain (whore’s farts), which were, in turn, preceded by medieval Pets d’Espagne (Spanish farts).
The airy fried dough fritters—slightly different from the American circular doughnut—are called “Pet de Nonne” in French, which translates to “ Nun’s Farts .”, Mille-feuille, Macaroni and cheese, Fish and chips, Baked beans, Nanaimo bar
