to proclaim that my DH is all kinds of wrong in how he prepares his croissants...

[dayslikethis]

Please settle an argument - marital bliss is at stake here.

I know think that when putting jam on a croissant you stick the knife into the croissant and spread it around on the INSIDE.

DH believes wrongly that you should upturn said croissant and spread jam on the bottom.

He's wrong - right? Please tell me I'm right!

[iwasyoungonce]

For the love of God stop talking about croissants, I'm trying to diet here! My mouth is actually watering.

:-(

[SmashingTurnips]

Lived in France for twenty years and never seen ANYONE put butter on a croissant. They have about half a pack of butter each in them.

Have seen the odd person tear bits off and add jam but most French people would just dip them in their hot beverage (most likely coffee).

Spreading anything on the bottom of a croissant is weird and wrong. And only slightly more weird and wrong than spreading in the middle.

[Allalonenow]

I sometimes stab my croissant horizontally with a sharp knife and poke some good dark chocolate into it, then warm in the oven, much nicer than the pain au chocolat available here.

[TheSkiingGardener]

I have to go and get an unbaked croissant out of the freezer now to defrost and rise and then bake tomorrow morning.

And then I will tear the gorgeous little legs off and dip them in proper coffee.

Jam is only for baaaaaad croissants.

[Moln]

You can actually but filled croissants dammit. In cafes, purposely made for people to eat, with savoury stuff inside like a sandwich.

True story.

[beautygal29]

I think your both wrong but he is more wrong as more people seems to employ your method.You should tear small pieces and spread jam on those accordingly.

[dammmit]

People put stuff on croissants? Nooooo, you're all bonkers

[Taraholland85]

Nooooo

You do as you do.

Cut long ways on its side, smother with jam.

No butter.

[Loquaciousd]

When I lved in France, we tore up our croissants and dipped them in our morning beverage, namely milky coffee or hot chocolate. Tastes lovely.

[originalmavis]

Not the queen. I'm sure she doesn't fart ever.

[originalmavis]

Vair posh people usually have the most horrendous habits. I find they fart, belch and pick their noses gleefully in public.

I bet they fed the dogs croissants off the good china too.

[SusannahD]

Croissants must be warmed in oven. Then tear bits of and apply lovely butter and jam, must also be accompanied with a cup of tea.

[theycallmemellojello]

In my youth I went out with an extremely posh boy (old Etonian, aristocratic family connections etc) who was APPALLED at me slicing open the croissant and putting butter and jam on the inside. Apparently the socially acceptable way is to tear it in half and put jam on the top (yes, so that it weirdly slides off the non-absorbent surface). Also, it's very gauche to warm them in the oven. Bonus points if you offer guests 'viennoiserie' rather than croissants.

[originalmavis]

Nutella? Nutella?? What is wrong with you?

[AuntGertrude]

Tear off a bite-sized piece, slather butter (and sometimes jam/Nutella) on the torn edge of the piece before cramming it in.

Or just plain and dipping in coffee/hot chocolate.

[originalmavis]

Or just eat them straigh out of the bag. Nothing nicer than a freshly baked croissant.

[tiredofbadwifi]

French family and partly raised in France and I've never heard of that before... Dipping it in tea/coffee is lovely though

[TheMasterMurderedMargarita]

Haven't read all replies but I am also weird.
I hate trying to cut open a soft croissant so if I am having jam I spread it on the bottom.
If you cut it open you don't get an even spread because of all the holes in the pastry bleugh!

[Xmasbaby11]

Most croissants require butter and jam.

Unless it's a pain au chocolate in which case just raspberry jam.

Tear and spread. Anything else is too messy.

[Chickpeachick0]

DH French relatives never put butter on croissants . They sometimes do jam and in the winter dip in hot choc.
I like all ways !!

[HMF1]

Edma in France you have better croissants, here in the UK there are very few places to buy a decent croissant & you do need to put some jam or something on them, and getting back to the original question definitely tearing off bits to eat.

[mrspremise]

Croissants are mostly butter anyway, why would you add more? Just dip it in your coffee.

[Edma]

In France, we don't put butter nor jam on our croissants.

[Lightbulbon]

Ham and mozzarella mmmm