The History of Croissants — The Food That Was Never French

If you’ve ever wondered who actually invented the croissant, this is the story behind the myth.

✨ In this video:
• The Austrian pastry that came before the croissant
• Why the Battle of Vienna story is almost certainly false
• The Marie Antoinette myth
• August Zang and the Viennese bakery that changed Paris
• How French lamination created the modern croissant
• Why most croissants in France today are industrially made
• How the croissant conquered the world

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00:00 Intro
02:40 The Ordinary Austrian Kipferl
05:08 Famous Croissant Myths Debunked
07:05 August Zang Brings Vienna To Paris
09:51 Paris Copies The Viennese Bakery Craze
12:02 France Reinvents The Croissant
15:20 How France Claimed The Croissant
16:43 Global Spread Through Industrial Production
19:07 Handmade Versus Factory Croissants
21:29 The Deep Irony Of French Identity
22:57 Croissant Variations Around The World
25:30 Outro