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  2. Croissant - Wikipedia

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    The croissant bakery, notably the La Croissanterie chain, was a French response to American-style fast food, [6] and as of 2008, 30–40% of the croissants sold in French bakeries and patisseries were baked from frozen dough. [7] Croissants are a common part of a continental breakfast in many European countries.

  3. List of food origins - Wikipedia

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    The Neolithic founder crops (or primary domesticates) are the eight plant species that were domesticated by early Holocene (Pre-Pottery Neolithic A and Pre-Pottery Neolithic B) farming communities in the Fertile Crescent region of southwest Asia, and which formed the basis of systematic agriculture in the Middle East, North Africa, India ...

  4. The History Behind Your Favorite Pastries & Desserts - AOL

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    Croissant. Buttery and flaky, savory or sweet. Its original name “kipferl” dates back to the 13th-century.Much later, in the 1800s, an Austrian officer opened a bakery in France, later ...

  5. St. Martin's croissant - Wikipedia

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    In Poznań, the tradition of baking St. Martin's croissants on 11 November certainly existed in 1860, when the oldest known advertisement for the pastry was published in Dziennik Poznański. [ 4 ] However, there is a popular legend that the tradition in its present form was born in November 1891. [ 5 ]

  6. Paris Baguette - Wikipedia

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    Paris Baguette (French pronunciation: [paʁi baɡɛt]; Korean: 파리바게뜨; RR: Paribagetteu) or Paris Croissant (Korean: 파리크라상; RR: Parikeurasang), is a South Korean multinational chain of bakery-cafés, owned by the SPC Group and headquartered in Seoul. In 1986, it was established as a subsidiary of Shani Co., Ltd., and opened ...

  7. List of transcontinental countries - Wikipedia

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    According to this convention, the following countries have territory in both Asia and Europe. Azerbaijan is a country located mainly on the Asian portion of the Caucasus, with a small portion of the country, its Qusar, Shabran, Siazan, Khachmaz and Quba districts north of the Greater Caucasus Watershed, and thus in Europe, placing a population ...

  8. Pain au chocolat - Wikipedia

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    Pains au chocolat prior to baking. Pain au chocolat (French: [pɛ̃ o ʃɔkɔla] ⓘ; lit. ' bread with chocolate '), also known as chocolatine (French: [ʃɔkɔlatin] ⓘ) in the south-west part of France and in French speaking parts of Canada, couque au chocolat in Belgium, or chocolate croissant in the United States, is a type of Viennoiserie pastry consisting of a cuboid-shaped piece of ...

  9. Bagel - Wikipedia

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    A bagel (Yiddish: בײגל, romanized: beygl; Polish: bajgiel [ˈbajɡʲɛl] ⓘ; also spelled beigel) [1] is a bread roll originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. [2] ...