I’m an etiquette expert, here’s the elegant way to eat a doughnut

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I’m an etiquette expert, this is the fancy way to eat a donut, and it doesn’t involve your fingers!

An etiquette expert has revealed the ‘polite British’ way of eating a donut in a ‘formal Western setting’, and cutlery is involved.

Though we may be tempted to reach for the sweet treat with our hands and dig in, influencer Lucy Challenger revealed what to do if you find yourself with the baked good in a fancier dining situation.

London-based and Berkshire-based TikToker recommends using a dessert fork, “because it has a specific side to cut into the pudding,” or a knife to achieve one bite-sized bite at a time.

“I would take the fork and then I would just cut the donut,” he demonstrated in a clip, which has had more than 7,000 views.

“Repeat the action and then poke the donut with my fork, and place a bite-sized portion in my mouth to eat.”

An etiquette expert has revealed the ‘polite British’ way of eating a donut in a ‘formal Western setting’ – and cutlery is involved.

Lucy explained that you can do the exact same thing with a stuffed donut and scoop up the jam or cream with the piece you cut off.

“Keep it from being so messy,” he added.

“Of course, to eat your donut you can lift it with your hands,” explained the etiquette expert. “Although donuts are usually covered in a lot of sugar, so it can become quite a messy business.”

However, commentators were quick to defend the old-fashioned grab-and-eat technique, criticizing the use of silverware to eat a donut as “no fun at all”.

Lucy Challenger has more than 554,200 followers on TikTok, where she has amassed some 12.7 million likes.

Lucy Challenger has more than 554,200 followers on TikTok, where she has amassed some 12.7 million likes.

TikToker, based in London and Berkshire, recommends using a dessert fork,

TikToker, based in London and Berkshire, recommends using a dessert fork, “because it has a specific side for cutting through the pudding.”

Though we may be tempted to reach for the sweet treat in our hands and eat, influencer Lucy revealed what to do if you come across the baked good in a fancier dining situation.

Though we may be tempted to reach for the sweet treat in our hands and eat, influencer Lucy revealed what to do if you come across the baked good in a fancier dining situation.

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However, commentators were quick to defend the outdated grab-and-eat technique, criticizing the use of cutlery to eat a donut as

However, commentators were quick to defend the old-fashioned grab-and-eat technique, criticizing the use of silverware to eat a donut as “no fun at all”.

“In the US, Canada, and most of Scandinavia, you’d raise your eyebrows eating a donut like this, even in a formal setting,” another poster commented. “I think she’s a UK thing.”

“As an Englishman, I just put it in my mouth, chew it, and then swallow it,” added one user.

A third, saddened comment simply read, “You mean he doesn’t lick his fingers?”

However, not everyone was so skeptical.

“Almost every German home has dessert forks like this,” shared a European foodie. We call them cake forks and that name indicates what we use them for. Very delicate.’

Another commented, “It’s so nice the way you eat donuts.”

Lucy has more than 554,200 followers on TikTok, where she has amassed some 12.7 million likes.

The expert has made a series of videos explaining the proper way to eat various foods, some more tongue-in-cheek than others, covering a variety of delicacies from pizza to chocolate bars.