Croissant

S & I: Brioche or puff pastry dough (French style) various fillings and coatings. H & C: According to legend, the Croissant, whose name and shape allude to the Islamic crescent, celebrates the defeat of the Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683. Brought to Paris by Marie Antoinette in 1770, it is nowadays a true ambassador of French pastry. Portugal is home to countless variations in shape, dough, fillings and coatings — both sweet and savoury.