Rumors about the croissant

According to Kate Hopkins, writer of the Accidental Hedonist blog, there is a legend that croissants were created in Vienna, Austria, to celebrate the city's successful repulsion of Ottoman invaders; the crescent shape mimicked the crescent on the Ottoman flag. Old folklore also states that Austrian-born Queen of France Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, requested a croissant every day. Whether this is true or not, it shows that food was often traded among the royal courts, slowly infiltrating tradition and culture.