Croissant Day

About Croissant Day
When is Croissant Day? This holiday is always celebrated on January 30
Not every food holiday is as delicious as this January 30 holiday. For example, while Bean Day and Turkey Neck Soup Day are indeed food holidays, they don’t get your salivary glands going. However, most likely your mouth began to water when you discovered that today is Croissant Day. Also unofficially called National Croissant Day, this holiday is specifically for French pastry chefs along with anyone who likes this flaky and buttery roll. I suspect that would be all of us! On this day, we celebrate by enjoying as many of these French pastries as we can consume in a day.
What is a Croissant?
We give the French credit for a lot of culinary creations. But, surprisingly Croissants are not a French creation. Historians say it evolved from the Austrian kipferl. In the 1830s, Austrian baker August Zang opened a bakery in Paris. He sold his French version of the kipferl to his customers. Today’s croissant is a light, buttery and flaky pastry. It is made from laminated French yeast dough. The dough is layered with butter and rolled into a crescent shape. While bakeries around the world offer this buttery-tasting pastry, they often vary the process and ingredients somewhat. And they sometimes call it by a different name.
These pastries are versatile. Originally, croissants were a breakfast item. Over time, it became popular in a wide variety of uses. It is ideal for consumption with afternoon tea. Place a fried egg, a piece of cheese, and bacon or sausage between a sliced croissant, and you have the perfect breakfast sandwich. Or, put any kind of meat and cheese inside of one for a luncheon sandwich. They make delicious dinner rolls, too. Also, you can put chocolate, or almond paste inside them for a nighttime snack.
Did You Know? An authentic croissant has 48 layers of butter and dough.
Croissant Trivia and Fun Facts
Here are some fun croissant trivia and fun facts. Use your newly found knowledge to amaze your family and friends on National Croissant Day.
- The standard croissant is eight inches long.
- There are 8 ingredients: butter, eggs, flour, milk, salt, sugar, water, and yeast.
- A single croissant has 231 calories and 26 grams of carbohydrates.
- France is the largest producer of croissants. They make 20,000 tons of them each year.
- An authentic croissant has 48 layers of butter sand dough. Amazingly, most of us add more butter to it when we eat them.
- In English, the word “Croissant” means “crescent”. The name comes from their crescent shape.
- In some ancient cultures, a crescent shape was an important symbol.
- During the French Revolution there was a shortage of bread. Queen Marie Antoinette said: “Let them eat croissants!” She was misquoted. People today believe she said: “Let them eat cake!”.
- Today, many countries have a crescent shape on their flags. It represents the crescent moon.
- Croissants use “Laminated Dough”. This is a technique of layering the dough, making it crispy and airy.
- Some Islamic fundamentalists ban croissants because their shape is similar to one of their religious symbols.
- Have you ever had a “Cronut”? A cronut is a cross between a croissant and a donut. French pastry chef Dominique Ansel trademarked the term in 2013.
How to Celebrate Croissant Day
Like any other delicious food holiday, celebrate this January 30 holiday by eating croissants. Eat lots of them!
- Have one at every meal. And, don’t forget teatime, too.
- Make them at home from scratch.
- Be daring! Put something inside of a croissant that you’ve never tried before.
- Go to your local bakery and buy a dozen for dinner tonight.
- Have a party! Every guest should make and bring something containing croissants to share.
- Bring some to work to share with your coworkers.
- Share your day by posting pictures on social media.
Today's Quote
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – – Albert Schweitzer
History and Origin of Croissant Day
We tracked the origin of this holiday to 2006. However, we have not yet identified the creator of this fun food holiday. Most likely, it was a bakery chef or someone who loves croissants. And, we have not yet uncovered why this date was selected to celebrate croissants.
This holiday was originally titled “Croissant Day“. In the past few years, some websites have started calling this holiday National Croissant Day, adding the word “National” to the title. There is no evidence to suggest that this is truly a “National” day. A “true “National” day requires an act of Congress or a presidential proclamation. We found no congressional records or presidential proclamation about this special day.
Definition of “National” Days – Learn why it is important to distinguish true National days.
This Day in History
In addition to National Croissant Day, here are some important things that happened on this day:
- President Andrew Jackson survives the first assassination attempt on a U.S. President. (1835)
- The Beatles held their last concert on the roof of their Apple Studio in London. It was interrupted when police received noise complaints from neighbors. (1969)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President, elected to four terms, was born on this day in (1882)
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