How the croissant became a symbol of France | A Coffee Break with Hélène

Coffee Break French

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🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

We're back with a new episode, bringing you a little espresso lesson in between the main seasons of Coffee Break French.

In this mini-lesson, we’ll explore the fascinating origins of the beloved flaky and buttery French pastry 🥐. Believe it or not, the croissant’s history isn’t actually French! Hélène from the Coffee Break French team shares the intriguing story behind this cultural icon and breakfast favourite.

🗣️ Plus, you’ll have the chance to learn some fun facts, useful vocabulary and phrases along the way!

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0:00.0	Isse you know the origins of croissant French?
0:06.9	Hello, I'm Ellen.
0:09.7	Welcome to this Expresso episode, bridging the gap between our main seasons of coffee break French.
0:18.7	The season one of scenes has just ended, but you can still find all 10 episodes below
0:26.6	in this feed.
0:28.6	If this is your first time coming across a coffee break French episode, just know that this
0:35.0	is slightly different than our usual coffee break method.
0:40.4	Our main episodes are more longer, more in depth,
0:45.1	and usually involve discussions between a teacher and a learner
0:49.6	or another speaker of the language.
0:54.1	Well,
0:54.5	all right,
0:54.9	for this little episode.
1:01.8	In this episode,
1:10.7	I'd like to talk a bit of a delicious. In this episode, I'd like to you talk a bit of a subject delicious, le croissant.
1:16.9	This flaky and battery vienoisery, or pastry in English,
1:22.7	has become a symbol of French around the world.
1:28.3	But did you know that it started its journey in
1:31.9	Austria or Austria in English?
1:36.8	Well, here's how the crescent became
1:39.7	an incontournable
1:42.1	of boulangeries and the
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