What is the correct way to eat croissants?

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.

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

Quizzer

Dunking them is normal in France.

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

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.

Dunking them is normal in France.

Who cares?

I eat mine with marmite. Delicious ?

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 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!

This thread has to be closed down!
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!

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!

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!

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!!

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.

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

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

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!

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!

Any way you like! I don't eat them but my daughter does. She warms them and then just gets stuck in.

Bitter marmalade, no butter. No Cognac or Armagnac!

Witzend

Pulled apart, no butter, they’re fatty enough anyway. Just nice jam. Preferably black currant or black cherry.
Not saying that’s ‘correct’, just the way I like them.

I'll allow black cherry jam, Witzend
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NotSpaghetti, I did a 3 week French exchange visit at 14. The mother had a big bowl (not cup) of milky tea every morning, and would dunk her bread and butter tartine in it.

I was surprised anyway that it was tea - I’d thought the French mostly drank coffee - and the globules of melted butter floating on her tea made me feel faintly ill!

Pulled apart, no butter, they’re fatty enough anyway. Just nice jam. Preferably black currant or black cherry.
Not saying that’s ‘correct’, just the way I like them.

I'm a savoury croissant person too - some wafer thin ham and a little cheese, usually, although I have been known to have Marmite and cheese on them too. I'm not a fan of sweet stuff on bread of any kind, including toast.