A day's work lies in the morning. What you eat for breakfast is particularly important. It can bring vitality and wonderful mood to your work and life. There is a kind of bread that is deeply loved by people all over the world, and it has become a symbol of French food culture tradition in France. Let's see what the story is!

There are countless stories and legends about the origin and practice of this kind of bread.

French croissants (also known as Viennese sweet bread) are shaped like a crescent moon. There are different opinions about the inspiration of this shape, and the most recognized one is a Turkish machete held by the Turkish army.

in 1683, the Turkish army invaded Vienna, Austria, but it could not be captured for a long time. The Turkish general had a plan and decided to dig a tunnel to the city in the dead of night. However, the sound of their digging was discovered by a baker who was grinding flour and kneading dough overnight. As a result, the Turkish army returned in vain. To commemorate the baker, bakers all over Vienna made bread into the shape of the machete on the Turkish flag to show that they had seen the Turkish army first.

However, there is another legend in Paris: a long time ago, a Greek wizard wrote a letter to the goddess of the moon, and the seal of the letter was covered with a crescent seal. At that time, the seals were all in the shape of "round rings" made of bread by bakers. Later generations made this pattern into the present CROISSANT.

in 1771, Marie Antoinette Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche, a princess of Austrian Empire at the age of 15, married French King Louis XVI. In honor of the new queen, the bakers in Paris made their own "crescent bread". The only difference is that they named it "Crescent" in French, that is "croissant". This kind of cake is as popular in Paris as it is in Vienna. Since then, bakers in Paris have been making this kind of cake, and bakers all over the world have learned how to make croissants from Paris.

croissants should be rich in creamy flavor and have the sweetness of natural dairy products. It shouldn't taste like it's sweetened or too sweet. Its taste should be balanced, but not too salty to be eaten with jam or preserves. The ideal croissant should be crispy outside and tender inside. The crust should be very crisp, but not crunchy or too hard. Every layer of bread should be instant in your mouth, but it won't feel too greasy when you hold it in your hand. Bread should present a uniform golden brown on the whole. Bread cores should be light and have many layers. It should be soft and moist, not sticky or soft and thick. The layers of bread should be malleable enough to be easily separated when pulled by hand.

Nowadays, croissants have become a symbol of French culture and tradition.