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Not much beats a fresh almond croissant and a coffee.
Are Croissant's pointless? (Breakfast)
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I think they have two points, one each end.
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Used to do ham and cheese croissants for work and heat them up in the microwave.
Might have to buy some now
Might have to buy some now
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availibility of good butter croissant in the UK is poor ... in France with saturday shop buy box of carrefour/supermarket butter ones or pain aux chocolat combo box,
with the volume, even supermarkets make from scratch; usually re-warm on later days, cutting in half in wide toaster.
you know the calories are there even if they eat too easily - self-discipline.
with the volume, even supermarkets make from scratch; usually re-warm on later days, cutting in half in wide toaster.
you know the calories are there even if they eat too easily - self-discipline.
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I often have a croissant and a warm madeleine with my coffee.
Madeleines are superb. As are stroopwaffels.
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I agree. It's mental how some continental-types have a flimsy pastry and a strong coffee for breakfast. How do they make it to 10am, let alone lunchtime 
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I've found the only thing that gets me to lunch without snacking is oats of some form. Overnight oats, with 1/2 a banana, handful of blueberries, some almonds and honey on top is my weekday go-to. Porridge at the weekend, occasionally granola.
But yeah, pastries or sugary cereal is just lols.
?I've found the only thing that gets me to lunch without snacking is oats of some form. Overnight oats, with 1/2 a banana, handful of blueberries, some almonds and honey on top is my weekday go-to. Porridge at the weekend, occasionally granola.
But yeah, pastries or sugary cereal is just lols.
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No, they are delicious.
I don’t think the point of eating them is to feel full and ready for a day in the fields. Obviously a full English/Scottish or some form of other breakfast is more filling. But croissants etc are delicious and have their place.
I don’t think the point of eating them is to feel full and ready for a day in the fields. Obviously a full English/Scottish or some form of other breakfast is more filling. But croissants etc are delicious and have their place.
I agree. It's mental how some continental-types have a flimsy pastry and a strong coffee for breakfast. How do they make it to 10am, let alone lunchtime
I've found the only thing that gets me to lunch without snacking is oats of some form. Overnight oats, with 1/2 a banana, handful of blueberries, some almonds and honey on top is my weekday go-to. Porridge at the weekend, occasionally granola.
But yeah, pastries or sugary cereal is just lols.
If you've ever spent a significant amount of time in the likes of France, Italy , Portugal etc
The answer is cigarettes lol
Years ago (it may still be there), there was a small stall in Liverpool Street stn, it may have been a mini Pret type place that did croissants with ham and cheese filling, they were fantastic, since I had a couple of them, I've never eaten a regular one since and nowhere near me sells filled versions, upside downy face.
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I love good, fresh croissants (more on the undercooked gooey side than the overly crisp curb fest), but good cronuts are even better.
the garage near me used to have a chest type freezer in the shop and all it had in it was loose frozen bread/pastry, the croissants/pain au chouc and pecan plait were great but they refurbed the shop recently and got rid of the freezer 
tried some frozen croissant/pain au choc from Morrisons but they're rubbish...frozen ones from Coop weren't too bad, not tried the Jus-Rol things for ages but from memory they're the worst
tried some frozen croissant/pain au choc from Morrisons but they're rubbish...frozen ones from Coop weren't too bad, not tried the Jus-Rol things for ages but from memory they're the worst
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I've not had a cronut but Aldi had what was advertised a cross between a roll and a croissant.
When cooking it smelt amazing but eating it was just like a crap brioche.
When cooking it smelt amazing but eating it was just like a crap brioche.
Caporegime
Cro-ffle is really good, was really trendy in Korea a couple years back. Cross between a croissant and a waffle. You can even add chocolate inside.
There's a restuarant/cafe in Coventry that does savoury and sweet Croffles of various descriptions, ridiculously delicious food.
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2 Weetabix and 0% fat Icelandic yoghurt every day.
Sometimes with a sliced banana mixed in.
Sometimes with Bran Flakes to bulk it out if I am really hungry.
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Feel nauseous if I don't eat breakfast, usually cereal but trying to eat different things more often like smoothies and eggs.
Quite like a croissant or pain au chocolat but its a snack, wouldn't have it for breakfast.
Quite like a croissant or pain au chocolat but its a snack, wouldn't have it for breakfast.
Yup, pushing close to maybe 25 years without eating regular breakfast, there are exceptions here and there but i'm never hungry in the morning and the times I do eat, just makes me more sluggish and lethargic for a few hours.
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Same as 626, except I usually don't bother with lunch either, especially if I'm at work.