2006-09-11 10:23:34 · 8 answers · asked by lionel_k_ferrao 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Most obvious answer is that they both had their origins in France.
Don't know what else you could be looking for.
They obviously aren't made of the same ingrediants. The croissants gets soggy and disolves if you eat them but the Statue of Liberty would break your teeth if you tried nibbling on her! L.O.L.
Isabelle:
Just did some checking of my own. YOU didn't read the FULL article! YOU ARE WRONG!!
http://www.ochef.com/853.htm
What is the history of croissants? When were they first baked and where? I'm in Grade $ and I need to have answers now!
You're going to have to be really persuasive to convince your teacher on this one. She may have heard and believed one of the world's great food myths, but you are getting the absolute truth from us, and if your teacher gives you an argument over this, tell her to talk to us.
Many people have heard that the croissant <175.htm> was created in 1686 in Budapest, Hungary by a courageous and watchful baker, at a time when the city was being attacked by the Turks. Working late one night, he heard odd rumbling noises and alerted the city's military leaders. They found that the Turks were trying to get into the city by tunneling under the city's walls. The tunnel was destroyed and the baker was a hero, but a humble hero — all he wanted in reward was the sole right to bake a special pastry commemorating the fight. The pastry was shaped like a crescent, the symbol of Islam, and presumably meant that the Hungarians had eaten the Turks for lunch.
The problem with this story is that it's all made up. It first showed up in the first version of the great French food reference Larousse Gastronmique
The sad thing is, the truth in this case is not nearly as interesting as the myth
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No one knows when or where the first croissant was baked, but it was definitely in France and certainly not before 1850. The word was first used in a dictionary in 1863. The first croissant recipe was published in 1891, but it wasn't the same kind of croissant we are familiar with today. The first recipe that would produce what we consider to be a croissant wasn't published until 1905, and, again, it was in France
The question was in Homework Help. If one gives an answer to someone doing homework, shouldn't it be correct?
2006-09-11 10:30:59 · answer #1 · answered by grandma's spirit 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
After reading the answers, I see that Grandma seems to have done her own homework. Wish I could add to her answer but I can't. With one exception, everyone seems to agree on the answer.
I love croissants!
2006-09-13 17:07:11 · answer #2 · answered by lothespiritalker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both from France
2006-09-11 17:33:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
None !:-). Croissants came from Turkey !:-).
Hang on there if I don't google it or stg........would the crescent mean Freedom too ??
PS : just searched it...Yep the word Croissant comes from Crescent and was introduced in France via Austria from Turkey.....
www.sweetandsourspectator.org/archives/2004/12/the_origins_of.html
PS: Gee Grandma.......no need to edit after me ! Let the asker decide for himself
2006-09-12 17:07:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Both came from France!
2006-09-11 17:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by stormy skies 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Both are from France
2006-09-11 17:30:42 · answer #6 · answered by DIRT MCGIRT 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
from France!
2006-09-11 17:25:45 · answer #7 · answered by bunstihl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they are both in your question
2006-09-11 17:30:59 · answer #8 · answered by How e' ye Horse 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋