A Brief History of French Pastry

Brandon J Eudy, PhD
4 min readNov 13, 2020

I find the history behind why we eat the foods we eat and how they originated absolutely fascinating. How were some of the most delicious and appreciated foods on our plate created and how did they evolve through time? In this post, I am going to go through the evolution of something delicate and delicious: French pastry. Macarons and croissants are almost like culinary wizardry when we think about the complex process of baking…

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Brandon J Eudy, PhD

Dr. Brandon J Eudy holds a PhD in nutritional sciences. He writes about food, cooking, and nutrition.