Crazy about croissants - Seems Thais just can’t get enough of the French crescent-shaped pastry

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

This is a ridiculous statement. Croissants have been available in Thailand for decades, being sold at almost every bake shop and even in supermarkets.

 

Unless everybody frequents the very same bake shop, there is no need to "wait for two to three months" for a few croissants.

 

What I strongly suspect is that there is ONE certain bakery franchise that somehow has suddenly become tremendously popular with "trendies" (or "sheepiots" as I like to call them) and everybody is flocking there.

 

It's probably the same phenomenon as with the Roti Boy and Krispy Kreme franchises mentioned in the OP. Their products weren't any better or worse than those from other shops. If anything, they were grossly overpriced. And maybe that's what appealed to the "sheepiots".

 

Personally, I would NEVER EVER cue several hours for a croissant. Nor a donut or roti, for that matter. I'm not insane. Nor do I follow every stupid trend that emerges out of nowhere. 

 

Got to agree. It's pretty much the same back in the UK where, for the aficionado's and purists, there are bakeries making home-made pies. For everyone else, there's the abominations from Greggs.

[bluesofa]

Just now, Moonlover said:

16 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Sheryl, how on earth can anybody bring a racist comment into a thread about croissants.

Seeing this thread i though oh i will try making some, not quite got it, passable just.

What the heck i just had 2 with some nice smoky bacon, delicious.

Colin, on this forum there are posters capable of making a racial comment on almost any topic.

Perhaps it was something to do with brown bread?

[Peterphuket]

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

One challenge in Thailand is that there are by now a lot of bakeries (at least in Bangkok) but the taste of many products in those bakeries is far away from the way these items are supposed to taste.

I.e. TOPS supermarket. I tried a couple of their bakery items. Bad and very bad.

 

Foodland has tasty croissants - and is one of the few places with good tasting bread.

That's true, you can buy croisants now everywhere, but the prices are going skyrocket high.

I buy them always at Yamazaki and it is not long ago I payed 16 thb/piece, but now I see  prices from about 30 until 35thb.

[OneMoreFarang]

1 minute ago, Peterphuket said:

That's true, you can buy croisants now everywhere, but the prices are going skyrocket high.

I buy them always at Yamazaki and it is not long ago I payed 16 thb/piece, but now I see  prices from about 30 until 35thb.

I think some time ago prices were calculated according to production cost. That is not much for croissants.

And then someone discovered that lots of people are willing to pay 3 times as much. So why not sell them for a premium...

[Gulfsailor]

11 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I think some time ago prices were calculated according to production cost. That is not much for croissants.

And then someone discovered that lots of people are willing to pay 3 times as much. So why not sell them for a premium...

Real butter is expensive. I sometimes make my own croissants, but the amount of work is too much (plus difficult to do properly in this heat) and with the cost of butter, it’s cheaper to buy par baked factory ones. Which by the way ALL the bakeries in Thailand also buy and just bake them off. I haven't come across a bakery here yet that folds their own croissants. 

[Justgrazing]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Those savvy enough to pre-order the crescent-shaped pastries from their favourite bakers are sometimes forced to wait two to three months before they can sink their teeth into them.

 

Be a bit stale then won't they ..

[ChrisKC]

52 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

 

you'd be surprised....

 

Someone managed it.

"croissant" is a French word - maybe there is a connection.

[ravip]

4 hours ago, sirocco said:

Chakakhan,

 

The butter is made from cream ????
I thought it came straight out of the udders of the cows.
I'm disappointed.
A few more years, and there is an inventor who will find the process to transform milk into butter, directly in the udders of cows.

Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of milk or cream. ????

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter#:~:text=It is made by churning,which is almost entirely butterfat.

Edited February 1, 2021 by ravip

[Patong2021]

I thought I was the only one who despised the non butter croissants. I dislike the palm oil shortening that is used by too many big stores.  

[sirocco]

Thank you,   RAVIP,   I'm going to buy a churn right away, and when I have made my butter, I will make the croissants.
A recipe for croissants, maybe ????

[John Drake]

6 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Or is that out of flavour?

 

My opinion on the popularity of croissant is the sweetness of them. Anything sweet will appeal to the Thai palate.

 

Even the mass-produced sliced white bread is sweet compared to the western product. My wife will eat the white bread, but not the wholemeal version, because it's not sweet.

 

Savory doesn't seem to go over well in Thailand.

[PETERTHEEATER]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Seems Thais just can’t get enough of the French crescent-shaped pastry

It would seem from the image that the definition of 'crescent' has changed since I went to school.....???? 

 

 

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[John Drake]

3 hours ago, seajae said:

best croissants I have had i Thailand were from a little bakery in the carpark of a hotel in Chumporn,

 

A-TE' Hotel?

[alyx]

8 hours ago, jackdd said:

I'm always surprised at how many Thais buy the bad tasting margarine croissants at Big C, and not just since recently but since years.

Maybe because they are quite tasty ( and I am French) and also definitely affordable 

[Artisi]

8 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Seems I am out of favor! ????

 

I partake of both so as not to be racist ????????

[rebo]

4 hours ago, seajae said:

best croissants I have had i Thailand were from a little bakery in the carpark of a hotel in Chumporn, they were made with butter and they were absolutely brilliant, great buttery taste and were great to eat hot or cold.

 

Chiang Mai: Butter croissants  from bakery in Rimping in Promenada or L’ opera, Sridonchai/Charoen Prathet Rd.

[ChrisKC]

2 hours ago, alyx said:

Maybe because they are quite tasty ( and I am French) and also definitely affordable 

I have been buying non-butter croissants from Big C for a few years now. I am very happy with them. (In fact, I don't like the butter ones much anyway.

 

it makes little difference to me as I have French raspberry jam or English marmalade on them either plain or toasted.

 

Just a tip: I buy them fresh, put them in the freezer and take two or three out as required and they seem to lose nothing in taste or texture.

 

My wife and my little dog love them, too!

[carlf]

Try Conkey's bakery in Bangkok.  There are only 2 of them in Bangkok, one near BTS Ekkamai, and the other near BTS Thong Lor.  I lived in Paris for 37 years, so I'm used to good croissants, and Conkey's is the best I've found in Bangkok.  All the breads at Conkey's are delicious.

[In the jungle]

3 hours ago, ChrisKC said:

I have been buying non-butter croissants from Big C for a few years now. I am very happy with them. (In fact, I don't like the butter ones much anyway.

 

it makes little difference to me as I have French raspberry jam or English marmalade on them either plain or toasted.

 

Just a tip: I buy them fresh, put them in the freezer and take two or three out as required and they seem to lose nothing in taste or texture.

 

My wife and my little dog love them, too!

 

The dog likes Big C croissants doesn't rate as a great recommendation.

 

If you want to identify a good croissant it's really simple.  Ask the French!

 

 

[solafr]

3 hours ago, ChrisKC said:

I have been buying non-butter croissants from Big C for a few years now. I am very happy with them. (In fact, I don't like the butter ones much anyway.

 

it makes little difference to me as I have French raspberry jam or English marmalade on them either plain or toasted.

 

Just a tip: I buy them fresh, put them in the freezer and take two or three out as required and they seem to lose nothing in taste or texture.

 

My wife and my little dog love them, too!

 

 

I agree that BigC croissants 70 thb for 10 are the bets for the price in whole country.

But a lot better if you unfreeze them in an oven, but maybe living in the Esaan countryside you do not have one ?

 

Paying a croissant in Thailand as much or even more than what they cost in France is totally insane and I guess they target only Thai who know nothing but are proud of being like this !

 

 

[rabang]

Some BigCs have butter croissants as well. The margarine ones I would only feed to a dog.

[CharlieH]

Off topic and responses removed.

[ChrisKC]

14 hours ago, In the jungle said:

 

The dog likes Big C croissants doesn't rate as a great recommendation.

 

If you want to identify a good croissant it's really simple.  Ask the French!

 

 

My little dog eats tiny little pieces, probably less than 1/10th of one! I am not inferring that croissants from Big C are the best but they really are good enough for me! As I said earlier, I am not fond of the butter ones. That doesn't mean they not good or the best - from your point of view.

 

Its true, the French know how to make them, like their wine. I know because I have eaten them there.

[alyx]

21 hours ago, In the jungle said:

 

The dog likes Big C croissants doesn't rate as a great recommendation.

 

If you want to identify a good croissant it's really simple.  Ask the French!

 

 

My dog is a French native and I am French: 2 votes ?

[In the jungle]

45 minutes ago, alyx said:

My dog is a French native and I am French: 2 votes ?

 

Well if it's a French dog then maybe I should Big C croissants a try ????

 

Anyone know which Thai supermarket was born out of the wreckage of Carrefour's venture here?