pain au cho·co·lat (pän ō shō′kō-lät′, păN ô shō′kō-lä′) A light, flaky, rectangular pastry with a chocolate filling. [French : pain, bread + au, with the + chocolat, chocolate.]

Most of France called the resulting pastry a pain au chocolat, but in the old region of Gascony in the south-west it has always been known as the chocolatine. Why? One theory is that Zang’s chocolatine coalesced with an existing local word, chicolatina.

Chocolatine is mostly used in the south-west of France, while pain au chocolat is used everywhere else. Technically, they are both right, as they refer to the same pastry. An official survey website has been created for people to vote on and choose what to call this pastry.

French Translation. pain au chocolat. More French words for chocolate croissant.

Pain au chocolat is made of the same layered doughs as a croissant. Often sold still hot or warm from the oven, they are commonly sold alongside croissants in French bakeries and supermarkets.

Ready to eat. This product may be served hot or cold.

In fact, in America, Australia, and New Zealand, pains au chocolat are commonly referred to as “chocolate croissants,” but they are called “pain au chocolat” nearly everywhere else.

You might think that pain au chocolat are best eaten hot and fresh out of the oven, but Gural prefers to let his sit for about 45 minutes before biting in, which gives them time to cool and become more texturally complex.

With a respectable score of 74 out of 100, Sainsbury’s pain au chocs were ranked the best and, at only 55p and freshly baked in store that day, they were a winner all round.

Ideally a pain au chocolat should be eaten soon enough while it is still fresh. If you have pain au chocolat that has already gone stale, you can toast it in an oven toaster to “refresh” it, but then it should be toasted only for a short time.

15-20 minutes

• Co-op, Irresistible all-butter croissants.
• Morrison’s, The Best all-butter croissants.
• Aldi, Specially Selected luxury croissants.
• Tesco, Finest all-butter croissants.
• Waitrose, Waitrose 1 croissants au beurre de Charentes.
• Asda, Baker’s Selection all-butter croissants.
• M&S, 4 all-butter croissants.

Nutritional Stats, Facts, and Figures

Typical values per 100g: Energy 424kcal/ 1770KJ; Fat 24.5g, of which saturates 15.36g, Carbohydrates 41.4g, of which sugar 9.3g, Fibre 3.0g, Protein 8.0g, Salt 0.7g.

Energy: 329 calories

Nutrition

Energy: 438 calories

There are 165 calories in 1 croissant (40 g) of Lidl Croissants.

Energy: 386 calories

Allergens: Wheat. May contain traces of Egg, Milk and Soya.

Lidl launched its in-store bakery service in 2011. It operates on a bake-off basis, with goods coming in unbaked or part-baked and then finished off in specialist ovens in store.

Other Things to Buy at Lidl

• Chocolate (including organic and dark options)
• Frozen veggies.
• Non-dairy milk.
• Baking cocoa powder.
• Organic maple syrup.
• Organic pasta.
• Organic applesauce.

Despite the false claims, Lidl’s official Twitter page had to work overtime to let people know the message was completely false. A Lidl Twitter representative said: “Hi there, I can confirm that the Lidl All Butter Croissants do not contain lard and are suitable for vegetarians!”

Lidl plans to roll out in-store bakeries to its entire UK estate if its latest trial proves a hit. The discounter began trialling a fresh bakery concept from a store in Newcastle in October 2011, selling freshly baked bread and cakes.

Every store has a bakery The breads and pastries are displayed at the front in baskets for you to pick up (use the tongs) and put in a bag.

Syrian religious group bans croissants because they symbolise ‘oppression’ A Syrian religious group have banned croissants because they symbolise western oppression. A Sharia committee issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, declaring croissants ‘haram’, which means they are forbidden in Islamic law.

7 Days Croissant with Cocoa Filling (Halal) 60g.

Bread is not automatically Halal by nature and may be baked with ingredients derived from animal by-products, which could include pork by-products, according to the company.

Wheat flour, cocoa filling 25%, sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable fats, water, low fat cocoa powder 7%, skimmed milk powder, alcohol, emulsifier, lactic acid esters of mono- and dygliceridies of fatty acids, gelling agent(sodium alginate), vanilla flavouring, preservatives (potassium sorbate 0.1%), sugar, yeast.