'Cronut' is a portmanteau of the words 'croissant' and 'donut'. To make a cronut, croissant dough is deep fried, then filled with sweet cream. Developed by chef Dominique Ansel in Manhattan, it's all the rage among foodies at the moment.
I doubt anyone is going to get fat on cronuts, because they're probably expensive, not sold in large boxes, and mostly consumed by well-to-do New Yorkers. But they exhibit the cardinal features of hyper-rewarding foods: extremely high calorie density, high fat, sugar, and starch; and easy to procure and consume. If it weren't for these features, no one would have heard of the cronut.
Thanks to reader Norman for the tip. Image credit: dominiqueansel.com.
Did you get to try a cronut? I have heard that they are incredible!
ReplyDeleteNow as a dessert for a party of six one of these might be perfect
ReplyDeleteThey are $5 per cronut, not that expensive for a moneybags NYer who spends a load of money every month eating out and for extras that are part of la vie de NYC (Yankees tix, Knicks tix, theater tix, etc.)
ReplyDeleteThe reason cronuts eaters will probably stay thin is because socially you die in NYC when you are fat. Is that part of food reward theory?
RLL: The website says that you can order 50 at a time. Two months in advance. I could see doing that for blowout party. What's $250 in the grand scheme of things?
ReplyDeleteFood evolution at its best!!
ReplyDeleteAren't croissants buttery enough? Aren't doughnuts greasy enough? we HAD to combine them?
I am a New Yorker and I will gladly stay away...it must taste great but I will skip acquiring this nouveau taste.
How about this: I will try two new exotic mushrooms from the Amazon and five new potent herbs from the equator before I would consider trying any trendy culinary contraption. My body would sure thank me :)
They look damn tasty!
ReplyDeleteOhh wow these look very tasty my friend. I would love to have one...but I'm trying to stay fit and keep moving on with some weight loss goals.
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