Croissant

As Noted In: 1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die, B E S Publishing
As Noted In: World's Best Appetizers, Snacks and Small Plates, Phantom

Source: Kipferl, Bread Roll

Buttery, Flaky goodness

A Croissant is a flaky crescent shaped bread roll consisting of layers of very thin dough and butter. Eat them out-of-hand or use to make excellent sandwiches. Pain au chocolat is a croissant baked with a ribbon of dark chocolate inside. - AsNotedIn

Travel Genus: Eats

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Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Place	Locale
1683/00/00			The Croissant, a viennoiserie pastry, is invented on Vienna, Austria.	Vienna, AT	Austria
1770/06/00	Marie Antoinette	Life	Marie Antoinette introduces the croissant to the French Royal Court.	Chateau de Versailles	Palace and Park of Versailles
1838/00/00			Austrian artillery officer, August Zang, opens a Viennese bakery, Boulangerie Viennoise, at 92 rue de Richelieu in Paris. They serve Viennese specialties including the kipferl and the Vienna loaf.	1st Rt, Louvre


Food Type	Bread

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Particulars for :
Food Attribute	Bakery Goods
Food Attribute	Bread Roll
Product Kind	Food
Food Attribute	French Food
Food Category	Victual
Food Attribute	Viennoiserie

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