The croissant was invented by pastry chefs in 18th century Europe to celebrate the success of Christian European armies in keeping the Muslim Ottomans out of Europe. It is modeled on the Muslim symbol of the crescent, and mocks it by turning it into food.
Can we expect to see jihad declared against your local neighborhood French-style cafe?
The kipfel – ancestor of the croissant – has been documented in Austria going back at least as far as the 13th century, in various shapes. The "birth" of the croissant itself – that is, its adaptation from the plainer form of kipfel, before its subsequent evolution (to a puff pastry) – can be dated with some precision to at latest 1839 (some say 1838), when an Austrian artillery officer, August Zang, founded a Viennese Bakery ("Boulangerie Viennoise") at 92, rue de Richelieu in Paris. This bakery, which served Viennese specialties including the kipfel and the Vienna loaf, quickly became popular and inspired French imitators (and the concept, if not the term, viennoiserie, a 20th century term for supposedly Vienna-style pastries). The French version of the kipfel was named for its crescent (croissant) shape.
Fanciful stories of how the kipfel – and so, ultimately, the croissant – was created are culinary legends, the fact that these stories have long been disproved does not prevent reputable companies from repeating them on their sites.Despite increasing knowledge in cultural history in general and in food history in particular, these myths are still found far more frequently than the documented versions.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:54 am
It’s not the full symbol though, there’s no star in it.
And one could easily claim it had to do with pre-Christian European moon-worship or something.
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February 27th, 2010 at 8:35 am
LOL that genuinely made me laugh. Thanks for that.
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February 27th, 2010 at 9:12 am
What are you trying to do, p^** off the Muslims?
They call that spam.
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February 27th, 2010 at 9:20 am
So that’s why croissants taste so good…sweet taste of victory…
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February 27th, 2010 at 9:59 am
This story is not true.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croissant#Origin_stories
February 27th, 2010 at 10:05 am
possibly a made up story but who cares. Muslims are against freedom and so I say EAT CROISSANTS and celebrate victory over tyranny!
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February 27th, 2010 at 10:10 am
The kipfel – ancestor of the croissant – has been documented in Austria going back at least as far as the 13th century, in various shapes. The "birth" of the croissant itself – that is, its adaptation from the plainer form of kipfel, before its subsequent evolution (to a puff pastry) – can be dated with some precision to at latest 1839 (some say 1838), when an Austrian artillery officer, August Zang, founded a Viennese Bakery ("Boulangerie Viennoise") at 92, rue de Richelieu in Paris. This bakery, which served Viennese specialties including the kipfel and the Vienna loaf, quickly became popular and inspired French imitators (and the concept, if not the term, viennoiserie, a 20th century term for supposedly Vienna-style pastries). The French version of the kipfel was named for its crescent (croissant) shape.
Fanciful stories of how the kipfel – and so, ultimately, the croissant – was created are culinary legends, the fact that these stories have long been disproved does not prevent reputable companies from repeating them on their sites.Despite increasing knowledge in cultural history in general and in food history in particular, these myths are still found far more frequently than the documented versions.
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History Student.
February 27th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Only if we put ham or bacon in it as a sandwich.
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