
I was researching Viennese pastry shops for my upcoming visit to Austria and came across this historical morsel:
March 9th is the anniversary of the End of Guerra De los Pasteles (Pastry War) in Mexico in 1939.
In 1928, war began when a French pastry chef claimed that Mexican soldiers damaged his shop in Mexico City. Within weeks, the French government, claiming French citizens had lost property in Mexico since the country gained independence, demanded 600,000 pesos in recompense. This was a tremendous sum because wages averaged about 1 peso per day. After a decade of escalation and stand-offs, Mexico paid 600,000 pesos to the chef, and France withdrew.
Makes me crave a sachertorte! (I know, I know, my geographical and historical references are a bit skewed, but I’m right on with the pastries!)
March 9th is the anniversary of the End of Guerra De los Pasteles (Pastry War) in Mexico in 1939.
In 1928, war began when a French pastry chef claimed that Mexican soldiers damaged his shop in Mexico City. Within weeks, the French government, claiming French citizens had lost property in Mexico since the country gained independence, demanded 600,000 pesos in recompense. This was a tremendous sum because wages averaged about 1 peso per day. After a decade of escalation and stand-offs, Mexico paid 600,000 pesos to the chef, and France withdrew.
Makes me crave a sachertorte! (I know, I know, my geographical and historical references are a bit skewed, but I’m right on with the pastries!)
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