Ah, le croissant, a breakfast staple and internationally recognised symbol of France. It is therefore quite shocking to learn that the croissant's origins can actually be traced back to Austria. A crescent shaped desert known as a Kipferl is believed to be the ancestor and inspiration of the croissant and exists in Austrian records dating back to the 13th century. The croissant as it is recognised today was created in 1839 by an Austrian man, August Zang, who owned a Viennese bakery in Paris. Zang produced and sold the Austrian Kipferl, which became so popular that other French bakeries began to recreate them. The desert then spread rapidly on the French bakery scene and became known as a croissant due to its crescent shape.
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