I’m convinced there’s no neat way to eat a cremeschnitte

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  1. You’ll need a very, very, very sharp knife or even better, a laser-cutter; or else you’ll need a big mouth so you can swallow the whole thing in one go.

  2. Hi, in The Netherlands we call it a ”Tompoes” and every single person (teenager/kid) I’ve ever seen eating one ate it the same way.

    A) Remove the top part.
    B) Eat the top part easily with your hands.
    C) Eat/scoop the middle part with a fork.
    D) Eat the bottom last in the same way as the top part.

    Only adults eat it with a fork and make a huge mess, it’s kind of funny actually. (:

    I’m not saying this is the *right* way to do it, but it sure is fun to do. And yeah, many of them don’t taste that good due to it being dry. Keep trying different brands. (:

  3. Exactly … and you only made me realize it now.

    I think this is mostly caused by the type of dough, it’s too tough. In Belgium bakers sell a very similar product, but one doesn’t have any problem eating it.

  4. Note that they are easier to eat if they are fresh from a bakery and the puff pastry is thin and still crusty. The one that are bought in supermarket have usually a thick pastry that is already softened by the humidity and time in fridges.

  5. Wtf, i never ate a greemschnittä with cutlery…

    Just hold it in your hands, 90° bank angle, so the biscuits won’t squeeze the cream out, and then lick the fingertips that got icing on them, order the next one, repeat

  6. Recent immigrant here – your pastries are all so wonderful-looking. I’m in Romandie, any must-try pastries as Easter approaches?

  7. during the winter RS, if we got cremeschnitte, they would always be frozen. if you bite on them the stuff doesn’t come out the side, so i guess that works.

  8. If you have a dessert fork, turn it on the side, then stick the forks teeth on each side of one of the layers of dough, and then twist it to break a part of it free. That’s what a friend from Bern told me anyways, seems to be the cleanest way of eating it

  9. fork only:
    turn the schnitte 90 degrees, put the teeth of the fork around a layer of “bread” and twist/turn the fork until the “bread breaks, do it for the other layers as well.

    What i do: stonk it with the fork and eat it like a barbarian.

  10. There actually is a neat way to eat this delicious masterpiece. First you need to give it a little kiss so it feels welcomed. Then you need to wrap it in a taco, cook it for thirty minutes at 200 degree celsius. When its nice and crispy all around you wiggle it back an forth until you hear a rizzle dizzle. Thats when you can safely chunk a huge bite out of it. Took me years to figure this out but out of generosity im sharing this crucial piece of advice with you for free. In love masterpatissier chongo longo

  11. With your hands, flip it to the side and eat it like this, 2-3 layers at a time, works like wonder 🙂

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