A food enthusiast has compared croissants from luxury department store Harrods and supermarket Lidl, with the results surprising even himself. Carmie Sellitto, who has 1.2 million followers on TikTok, purchased a croissant from each retailer to see if the higher price tag at Harrods justified a better taste.
The Lidl croissant cost just 59p and came in simple brown paper packaging. Upon tasting, Carmie admitted he expected it to be poor due to the low price, but was impressed by its freshness and flaky layers, rating it eight out of ten.
In contrast, the Harrods croissant cost £12—around 20 times more—and was presented in a box with an edible gold leaf on top. It was described as 'massive' and filled with cucumber, salmon, cream cheese, and caviar. Carmie rated it a perfect ten out of ten, saying it tasted 'absolutely insane' and made him 'feel expensive'.
However, some viewers questioned the fairness of the comparison, noting that one was a plain croissant while the other was a filled sandwich. One commenter argued: 'You can’t compare these two it’s not the same.' Another suggested the Harrods item 'looks like a bread roll shaped like a croissant'.
