This boulangerie produced the winning croissant
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Having cruised the beautiful coasts of north and west France and their hidden treasures of marinas for the last three months, we’ve tasted croissants in 22 ports from 31 boulangeries.
And the winner is…
‘Le Fournil du Port’ at Paimpol, north Brittany.
The margin by which Le Fournil won was considerable. In all criteria their croissants scored the highest.
To prove it wasn’t a baking fluke and that Le Fournil’s croissants consistently rose crisply to the challenge, we tried croissants from Le Fournil on five occasions.
Le Fournil is at the south end of Paimpol’s Bassin No 1.
Running order…
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1st place (€0.88) – Le Fournil du Port, Paimpol
2nd place (€0.90) – Boulangerie Denigot, Port Louis, Lorient
3rd place (€0.95) – Boulangerie Founesant la Forêt, Port la Forêt
4th place (€0.23) – LIDL, Rochefort (yes, only 23 centimes)
Judging criteria
The judging criteria has been the same all along,
- Does it look good?
- As you bite, is the outside crispy?
- Is it buttery?
- Is the inside light, fresh and soft?
- Do you glow with croissant pleasure?
Although the price was noted, it was not included as one of the criteria.
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One question remains. How can we have hot, fresh supplies from Paimpol to Beaucette in time for breakfast?
Piers and Lin
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