The History of "Croissant" The Delicious Legend over 100 Years!

When mentioning the name of a popular pastry which has been renowned from then until now, the one that people at all ages and gender like the most, and the one that is available in bakery display cases in almost every café or coffeeshop, what pops into your mind should be “Croissant”, a crescent shaped pastry that perfectly goes with a cup of morning coffee or used to make croissant brunch as well as a savory fusion recipes. This article, we’re going to take a journey through the history of croissant. We’re quite confident that after you finish reading, you’ll absolutely crave for a piece of croissant!

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Though “Croissant” is a French word, only few people know that this pastry was first introduced in Austria around 1683 as Austrian “Kipferl” at that time to celebrate Australian victory over Ottoman Empire. The shape of kipferl was resemble to the emblem on Turkish flag. The texture of original Austrian kipferl was smooth and it was made without the addition of nuts or other filling. The texture is not fluffy or crunchy like croissant nowadays.

Later on, in 1770, there was a turning point that makes croissant become more popular when Marie Antoinette left Australia for France to get married with Louis 16th, the king of France. Feeling homesick, Marie Antoinette decided to ask the royal baker to replicate “Kipferl”. The news about her favorite treat was widely spreaded, and more people were interested to give the Austrian pastry a try. The croissant became even more famous.

In 1839 when an Australian soldier named August Zang opened his bakery shop called Boulangeri Viennoise to sell Vienna-style pastries in Paris. Since it became the new trend, the bakers developed the recipes using new innovations to satisfy the tastebuds of French people such as adding yeast, different types of butter, as well as find new method to bake pastry that features unique taste and texture. A perfect croissant can be in any shape, but it should have crunchy crust and soft, spongy texture inside accompanied with the smell of fresh butter. All of the components make croissant taste pleasant in every bite. It’s not an exaggeration to say that this pastry has won the hearts of pretty much everyone from all around the world since 1915 or since 100 years ago until nowadays.

Now that you’ve learned more about the fascinating history about “croissant”, many of you might wish to try crispy and flaky artisan croissant with delicate buttery layers whenever you take a bite, you don’t have to waste time flying anywhere else. At The Baker Thailand, we offer complete ranges of fresh baked bakery products by Master Bakers who are expertised in selecting the finest ingredients from the best source of production such as 100% French butter, Swiss cheeses, and Belgian hazelnut praline. They’re all perfect combinations that make The Baker French Butter Artisan Croissant so tempting that you can’t help but try one!