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Fun fact!

The original croissant was called Kipfel and originated in Austria in 1683. It was created in honor of the Austrian victory over the Turks and modeled after the crescent on the Turkish flag. (Some historians say the croissant originated in Hungary)

Fun fact!

August Zang, an Austrian artillery officer, is credited with bringing the croissant to France when he opened his own Viennese bakery in Paris. (Some say it was Marie Antoinette who brought the croissant to France...)

Fun fact!

The Croissant started as a luxury product, but by the end of the nineteenth century, it was middle-class. The French would later go on to adopt the food as a national product in 1920.