What is the correct way to eat croissants?

What is it about apricot jam? Like many on here, if I have jam with them, it must be apricot. Usually I just eat them by tearing off sections and popping them in. We watched guests in the French hotels, and we saw several different ways.
Bikergran I tried your way in a café in France. Lovely!

I pondered over this for years, but now think it just doesn't really matter how we eat them. I like mine popped in the microwave for a few seconds only and them maybe spread with Nutella, or apricot jam!

I tend to find the best way is: Bite a piece off, chew it, swallow. I must say this method of eating, pretty much anything, hasn't let me down in 60+ years. You're welcome.

It’s got to be dipped in your morning café au lait, no butter or jam!!!

Dunking croissants....yuk yuk yuk. Please tell me you don't dunk them with butter or jam on them...even yuckier

I hold mine by one end and bite pieces of from the other.

In France or when alone at home I would certainly dip them in my coffee or chocolate, but not in company here, as it is considered bad manners here to dip food in your drink.

One piece of advice......don't do as I did (only once)........NEVER apply lipgloss and then bite into a croissant - I looked like I'd been pebbledashed!!

Shortlegs

I tend to find the best way is: Bite a piece off, chew it, swallow. I must say this method of eating, pretty much anything, hasn't let me down in 60+ years. You're welcome.

LOL yes, that made me laugh.

Thank goodness the French are not half as fussy and knickers in a twist about croissant, as those in Devon and Corwall, with their scones' wars!

Thank goodness the French are not half as fussy and knickers in a twist about croissant, as those in Devon and Corwall, with their scones' wars!

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I walked past a bakery this morning and succumbed to a croissant in crinkly tissue paper which I ate on the beach! The temptation and all this discussion was too much!

I love Sainsbury's frozen croissant 12 mins in the oven and they are just like freshly baked. They're a Sunday morning breakfast treat. A little honey, a few blueberries or strawberries(sliced) with them, and a good cup of coffee (not instant) Yummy!

The same way I was was introduced to croissants in my French lesson at school, tear and eat. No heating, dipping, butter or jam, just perfect as it is.

I eat mine with marmite. Delicious ?

Who cares?

Dunking them is normal in France.

Pittcity

I don't live in France but I tear mine into bite size bits and butter/jam each bit as I go.

This is the correct way to eat a bread roll that is served with a meal. At least that is the etiquette I was taught. So I do the same with croissants.

Too many crumbs if you try to cut or bite into whole.

This. I guess butter is a bit excessive especially as they are full of it in the bake but I still do it.

Quizzer

Dunking them is normal in France.

I jad forgotten that!! Does the morning drink still come in a bowl?

Pull a bite size piece off, add butter and/or toppings etc to that piece and eat in one mouthful. X

Ellianne

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I walked past a bakery this morning and succumbed to a croissant in crinkly tissue paper which I ate on the beach! The temptation and all this discussion was too much!

LOL nought wrong with a croissant from time to time. We very rarely eat them, but only buy 'real' ones from a proper baker, never from supermarket. And nothing on! NO dunking.

Usually open my mouth put in mouth chew and swallow

I live in France, I think the French have them dipped in hot chocolate, I like butter and jam on mine but not sure there’s a right or wrong way, just get them eaten, yum ?

When we lived in Germany we used to eat the same way as a hot cross bun. By split in half and put on your toppings. Over there you get a chocolate stick put through the middle. But why worry what ppl think. Just eat and enjoy

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I'm getting obsessed now. I just checked my Paul Hollywood book and found them. They sound a bit complicated.

Have you nothing else to worry about but the correct way. There is no correct way to eat anything especially if you are in your own home. I personally slather butter all over it, add a bit of jam or something, and proceed to make a complete mess. But I love it that way. There's more things to worry about in this world than about how to eat a croissant for goodness sake.

My Sunday morning treat too. I warm them in the oven, rip them up and have a huge dollop of strawberry jam on the plate that I heap on the peices. No wonder it's just on a Sunday