Marie Antoinette Didn't Bring The Croissant To France. So Who Did? - Chowhound

There are several competing narratives behind the origins of the croissant, but what's certain is that the baked good did originate in Austria. Some attribute the origins of the croissant to 1683, when Viennese forces managed to halt an Ottoman invasion in the Austrian city. Legend has it that bakers in Vienna were to thank for this victory, as they were the ones to catch Ottoman forces tunneling their way into…