A TikTok foodie who tried the UK’s most expensive croissant gave half of the treat away because it made him ‘too full.’
The giant, 3,000 calorie, croissant costs £25 and weighs 1.5kg.
Callum Ryan, 23 from Milton Keynes, visited Phillipe Conticini, in South Kensington, London, to pick up his pre-ordered sweet treat.
The croissant contains 700g of butter and can serve up to six people. Mr Ryan ate half of the croissant before declaring he was ‘too full’ and gave the rest to his friends.
He said: ‘It takes over an hour to make. I couldn’t believe it was actually that big and that expensive.
‘It was absolutely banging and would highly recommend it.
‘I couldn’t finish it off myself so I ate half of it and gave the rest to some of my friends.
‘I would say it is worth the price if you share it between friends.’
Mr Ryan is not the first social media star to attempt to eat a supersized food. Fitness model Joel Hansen from Canada flew to the UK to attempt to complete The Holy Roast Challenge at Cattlemans Steakhouse at The Parkers Arms in Paignton, Devon.
The gut-busting meal weighed an astonishing five kilos and contained an eye-watering array of meat, veg, spuds and bread – with the pub offering it for free to those who can gobble it down within an hour.
The 28-year-old competitive eater made light work of it, polishing off the dish in just 34 minutes and 25 seconds and also pocketing £200 for smashing the previous time held by another competitive eater.
Philippe Conticini don’t just sell an XXL croissant, the French bakers also sell an XXL, giant Pain au Chocolat which costs £28 and is described as being ‘composed of a croissant dough and plenty of chocolate bars.’