Do Europeans/French really eat a croissant or pastry every morning?

[Anonymous]

We live a 5 minute walk from a really wonderful bakery. It’s difficult not to indulge every morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello from France

No, we don't eat croissants every morning.

Some people will when they have breakfast at a coffee place in town : they take a coffee and a croissant. But this is not a generality.

There are bad quality store bought croissants that people eat everyday but it's not common.

Croissants and "pains au chocolat" (chocolate croissants) are usually eaten on weekends, we go and get them fresh from the local bakery.

My husband is French and this is my experience when we visit family. We usually have a piece of baguette with butter and some coffee for breakfast. He's from Burgundy and although they don't have a pastry every day, almost everyone does have a glass of wine (or more) every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm English and I eat a croissant for breakfast most mornings. I buy them at Pret with my coffee. I'm 37 and pretty thin and I do watch what I eat other than this morning indulgence.

I did this when I lived in London. But if I went past the French bakery I’d get an almond croissant, or if I was in a real hurry I’d get a samosa at the station. I needed the calories for all the walking I did.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it's mandatory. If you don't stop by a patisserie, you will be held in a tiny pen and forcibly gavage fed the croissant.

[Anonymous]

Yes. It's also my experience in Spain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's mandatory. If you don't stop by a patisserie, you will be held in a tiny pen and forcibly gavage fed the croissant.

Hahahaha thanks for that. I have been so stressed with coronavirus and medical appointments, I think this is the first time I’ve really laughed in the past week.