JACQUY’S TAKEAWAYS >> Croissants should not be the huge puffed, doughy pastries that go by the name of croissants in most American coffee shops Nothing disgusts me more than the oversized and soggy croissants you can find in plastic bags in some supermarkets These horrible imitations are just a good reminder that croissants are possibly the best breakfast pastry invented by man, but that whenever they are made, quality ingredients must be used and care must be taken with technique I always tell my students, “You are only as good as your last croissant.” ...than the oversized and soggy croissants you can find in plastic bags in some supermarkets These horrible imitations are just a good reminder that croissants are possibly the best breakfast pastry. .. a good reminder that croissants are possibly the best breakfast pastry invented by man, but that whenever they are made, quality ingredients must be used and care must be taken with technique I always tell my