Croissant...mmmh

Croissants were invented by magical winged fairies...or someone else from long ago. 

Croissants (according to wiki) were probably invented sometime before the 13th century by Austrians. This ancient croissant was called a kipferl, which was made plain, filled with nuts, or something else even more delicious. The Croissant gain popularity much much much later in 1839 when August Zang, an Austrian, opened a bakery in Paris. The French loved the pasty so much that they began to copy it. But the French called the kipferl a crescent (croissant) because of its' shape. We just call croissants "mmh mmhh good" because of its' taste. We are very glad that these pastries are still popular today because we love to fill ours with ham & cheese, or chocolate. mmmh!