Croissants are the most popular food from France. But in a cuisine so well known for its complicated dishes, why is a small pastry the thing that France and the world is obsessed with?

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Credits:
Producer – Matthew Li
Production Assistant – Mana Chuabang
Script Supervisor – Russ Medcalf

Special thanks:
Louis Govier
Yusef Iqbal
Alex Longthorne
Yeevonne Lim
Dylan Payne
Brandon Goddard

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Bakeries I went to:
-Du Pain et des Idées
-Sain Boulangerie
-Poilâne
-Société de Boulangerie de Rennes
-La Maison d’Isabelle

Timestamps:
0:00 – Why do the French love croissants
1:14 – Where croissants are really from
1:58 – Du Pain et des Idées
2:38 – How croissants took over France
4:13 – Straight croissants vs curved croissants
5:16 – Pain au chocolat
7:26 – Pain aux raisins
8:28 – I get it now
9:00 – Bastille Day in Paris
9:39 – France’s bakery crisis
10:49 – An ode to Paris

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