Instagram etiquette expert William Hanson has taught me how to eat a croissant when I travel.
How To Eat A Croissant – Yes, Apparently This Is A Right And Wrong Way
Meet William Hanson, a self-professed etiquette expert. He has enlightened all of us on the right way and the wrong way to eat a croissant:
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The travel hook in this story is personal in nature, as I love croissants, but exhibit remarkable self-control in failing to eat them or other lovely pastries at home. When I travel, though, you will catch me eating croissants on airplanes and hotels. I do enjoy them.
And I’m not much of a marmalade guy…nor do I cut them with a knife. But I do butter them. That’s apparently a faux pax according to Hanson. And yes, I sometimes do dip them in coffee. Another no-no.
I’m genuinely impressed by some of the things can become so viral on social media, but I really shouldn’t be considering the top 10 stories each year on Live And Let’s Fly.
I do quite enjoy the pretentious accent and wonder how he got his credentials as the etiquette king. Was it just a well-made serious of videos with the right hashtags?
In any case, I will think twice before buttering my croissant next time!
I was thinking ‘who in the world would dip it in the coffee or smear butter on it’, but then I realized the audience of this blog is primarily American.
Also, never take tips on how to behave in Europe from Brits. And finally, enjoy your food, everyone.
Your body doesn’t care if your 2,000-3,000 TDEE calories come from muh carbs or not, as long as you eat a varied diet. Refraining from eating certain food groups due to fear of obesity leads to disordered eating, which in turn leads to binge/purge behavior (our author here, sadly, is displaying worrying forms of disorded eating).
And yes, I am in spectacular shape myself.
Never seen anyone dip a croissant in their coffee or anything else.
As for butter – spreading a good French butter (echire, bordier, isigny, many more) on a butter croissant makes it better. As Betty said, a bit of butter makes the batter better. This is just a fact, and no arguments will be entertained.
I have dipped one into my vanilla latte.
Diversity and inclusion begins with accepting different croissant eating styles, rather than trying to force conformance* to an arbitrary standard.
*(insert LHR pun here)
I was eating a very exotic meal with someone in Asia once, and and I remarked that we might not be doing it the right way. Her response: there’s not a wrong way to do it, but there’s certainly a right way. It appears I eat my croissants the right way. Go figure!
What’s the right way to eat caviar in Lufthansa First Class? What order do you put the toppings on the toast? Or should you just eat the caviar plain and let it swirl in your mouth? And at what point do you drink the chilled vodka?
Well, he is right. But then again, he does stick his pinky out when first picking up the croissant. Very Eliza Doolittle – before Mr Higgins, that is. A far cry from what a true etiquette expert would do.
“I will think twice before buttering my croissant next time!”
I mean, if the French are ok with putting butter on their croissant, and it’s THEIR dish, why listen to this guy?
If you are putting butter on your croissant, that just means that you are eating bad croissants. The croissant should be made with enough butter that the thought of putting on more should be stomach churning.
Since when do Brits known anything about croissants? The French, Austrian (inventors of the croisssant), maybe Germans too, but British, please keep eating your disgusting griddled crap food with baked beans.
Yeah great now we need to be told how to eat a croissant .
Really messy with the the dough flakes flying everywhere. I eat them cutting them with a knife and fork and heat them in the microwave for exactly 10 seconds and sipping my large mug of coffee at the same time.
I will continue to enjoy my croissant with butter and jam. I even indulge with some dulce de leche on occasion.
I will just continue to stick it in my croissant hole any way I please.
Who ever told Matthew that it is bad etiquette to dunk croissant in their morning coffee or hot chocolate is totally mistaken. It is very common for french people to do this.