French baker wins Chocolate Croissant World Cup with windmill-shaped pastry


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Winner Dimitri Bordon of France prepares a "pain au chocolat." — Photo: Ed JONES/AFP

A French baker has won the Chocolate Croissant World Cup, wowing judges with his windmill-shaped variation of the pastry with a dash of Chinese pepper and a citrus glaze.

What US coffee houses market as a "chocolate croissant" is called a "pain au chocolat" in most of France, except in the southwest where bakery customers proudly order a "chocolatine".

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