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| - In the battle of the Croissants, Les Co'Pains d'Abord is considered a contender. With three locations, this place is a favourite among locals. I visited the location on Mont-Royale immediately after sampling a Croissant at Kouign-Amann as it was just down the street.
This was the 2nd of 3 stops with only one focus, the Croissant!
The criteria: My perfect Croissant isn't about the butter. It's about the texture, the appearance, and the crumbs! A good Croissant will taste delicious, a great Croissant will leave you wanting more. The outside should be crispy and a nice golden brown with white near the folds. The inside should be light, soft, and airy on the inside without being chewy. Most of all, it should hold together and produce very few crumbs.
The Croissant was definitely all of these. The outside was a little crispier that the one from Kouign-Amann, but it was not as buttery. From a pure pastry aspect, both were spot on in hitting the mark.
Tough call on this so far, but if I had to choose between crispy vs buttery, I'd give it to buttery in this case. While the croissant looked better with golden brown and slivers of white, it produced much more crumbs. The edge goes to Kouign-Amann.
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