Do you love croissant?

Do you love croissant? then you ought to know how to choose a good one numéro one look at the shape in France the straight croissant traditionally means croissant au beurre made with butter the curved croissant is often the croissant ordinaire usually made with margarine but do not trust the shape completely croissant can lie now look at the colour it should be deeply golden not pale you should be able to see distinct layers if it looks smooth and swollen like a bread roll Laisse tomber - Let it go! then pick it up It should feel surprisingly light for it's size a heavy croissant is often dense inside now press it gently the outside should crackle but the inside should still feel tender It should not feel damp soft or greasy when you tear it open you want an airy honeycomb not a solid piece of dough a proper croissant should leave flakes on a table and probably your clothes that is not bad manners that's quality croissant