Am I misremembering croissants?

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They used to be rounder didn’t they? I’m sure their little feet used to come round to meet in the middle if you get me, but now they’re all so straight.

Did I dream it or have they changed?

How do you pronounce croissant?

Crass on?

Cra sonnt?

This way, Brits can eat a croissant with jam/butter/whatever in it, like a sandwich. Again, much to derision of the French as that is NOT how you eat a croissant

I am British but that is not how I eat a croissant. I put the butter/jam on my plate, pull a bit off and put the butter/jam on the bit.
That is also the correct way to eat bread rolls served with a meal.

@ACupOfCoffee if you buy the bake at home ones you can re-crescent them before baking. Look for ones where you defrost overnight before baking. Or Jusrol in the can.

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I used to love Mark and Spencer croissants about 30 years ago. The layers were peelable and they were really buttery.

More importantly, how do you pronounce it? The slightly pretentious-sounding ‘cwa-son’, or ‘crassont’? Or do you mumble something in between and hope no-one notices?

@cuckoocuckooclock, Sainsbury's definitely still do round ones as we bought some last week. Everywhere else seems to do straight ones.

Im not fussed either way as long as they are split before putting in the oven so I don't burn my fingers adding lashings of butter to them.

How do you pronounce croissant?

Kwason. But then I say nougat - noogar

I’m in bed eating croissants right now, so good.

In bed? How can you avoid the crumbs?

We have had the ones from our local co-op this morning and I was just thinking how they are positively round, ends totally joined together.

I can't believe you all ruin them with jam, kwasont's should be savoury.

In bed? How can you avoid the crumbs?

Big plate more or less under my chin plus it’s bed linen changing day so I’m not too bothered about a stray crumb or two.

I thought the way to east a croissant was to dunk it in a bowl sized and shaped mug of hot chocolate!

Eat not east!

Sainsbury's still do the round ones, they're the cheaper version, the straight ones are the more buttery expensive ones.

The frozen or chilled ones are not as good.

In my small town the instore baked ones are best at Lidl.

Then indie bakery

Aldi not bad

Tesco much worse.

Video is worrying. I've never seen anyone ever put grated cheese on their jam in France much less on a fucking croissant

The French dunk them in their coffee 😳

I dunk them in coffee. It's nice.

And tearing off bits & putting jam/butter on each piece means you can fit more butter/jam on.

There's a bit in Joyce's 'The Dubliners' where he describes pouring tea on his cake.

It's not that weird.

In France straight ones denote they are made with 100 percent butter, it is to distinguish them from curved ones containing Marge.
I'm surprised the French would use marge - I thought it'd be butter all the way.

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@drspouse Thank you all for the tip about bake at home/jus roll croissants. I will investigate!

I love the straight 100% butter ones. I eat them plain just tearing bits off, must be accompanied by an excellent coffee.

And I'd been doing so well! You buggers....

Thank you! This has inspired me to eat the precious (no longer produced) last gluten free croissant from my freezer. Can't wait.