DCHP-2

Frissant frissant DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• n. — Food, British Columbia, Vancouver

  a baked good that combines a fritter and a croissant in various flavours (see Image 1).

  Type: 1. Origin — The term frissant refers to a type of baked good that is a cross between a fritter doughnut and a croissant (see second 2013 quotation); thus, it is both flaky and deep-fried (see the first 2013 quotation). The blend frissant was probably created in 2013 by Swiss Bakery in Vancouver (see thefirst 2013 quotation); their inspiration is said to be the US-made "cronut", a hybrid between a croissant and a doughnut (see the third 2013 quotation). The term is most frequent in Canada (see Chart 1). Note that all relevant hits from foreign internet domains are referring to the Vancouver-made frissant. Image 1 shows two flavours, here from early 2015 (new flavours were originally created every month).