How to Eat Mille-Feuille Without Making a Mess – The Elegant Way to Enjoy This French Pastry
The mille-feuille is a stylish dessert made of crisp, flaky puff pastry layered with plenty of cream and fruit. It’s the perfect treat to enjoy with coffee or tea at a chic café—but let’s be honest, it’s notoriously difficult to eat. Try cutting it with a knife, and you’ve probably ended up with cream spilling out everywhere… sound familiar?
But don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. This time, we visited a long-established café in Ginza to learn how to eat mille-feuille elegantly and beautifully, without the mess!
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【Advised by】Ginza Miyuki-kan
Lay It on Its Side
“Mille-feuille” is French for “a thousand leaves.” It refers to a pastry made by layering puff pastry and cream multiple times. To get straight to the point, it’s impossible to eat a standing mille-feuille neatly! Don’t hesitate—start by laying the mille-feuille on its side. At “Ginza Miyuki-kan,” they’ve been serving mille-feuille on its side for many years.
If you insert a knife while it’s standing, the cream will ooze out, and its beautiful shape will be ruined.
Cut from the Lower Left
Once it’s laid on its side, divide the mille-feuille into the upper and lower layers and eat them separately. Start cutting bite-sized pieces from the lower left side of the bottom layer—it’s the smart way to go. There are various types of mille-feuille, but eating it layer by layer is the common method. When cutting the puff pastry, press the knife straight down from above to get a clean cut!
From the Bottom Layer to the Top
After finishing the bottom layer, move on to the top layer. Cut it into bite-sized pieces and take your time. Just knowing that it’s okay to lay it on its side allows you to enjoy your dessert neatly without making a mess on your plate.
Finishing a mille-feuille elegantly is quite the challenge, but give this method a try next time you enjoy a café treat!
A long-established café founded in 1969, now with six locations across Tokyo. Its signature item is the "Most Delicious Japanese Chestnut Mont Blanc in Ginza." At the main Ginza Miyuki-kan location, they occasionally run promotions such as giving a free macaron to customers who post with the café’s hashtag on Instagram or Twitter during their visit. Special thanks to Ginza Miyuki-kan Main Store for their cooperation in this shoot.
*The information is based on the time of reporting or creation, and may differ from the current situation.
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