How to Eat a Toblerone Without Starting a Debate

Letโ€™s talk Toblerone.

That big golden bar with sharp edges and a Matterhorn-sized identity crisis.

Some people break it.

Some people bite it.

Some people (like me)โ€ฆ avoid it altogether.

Yep. I said it.

I donโ€™t eat Toblerone.

Never have, never will.

Itโ€™s just way too sweet for meโ€”and those sticky caramel bits? They park themselves between my teeth like theyโ€™re moving in permanently. No thank you.

But hereโ€™s the thing: every time someone unwraps one of those iconic bars in a room, itโ€™s only a matter of seconds before someone jumps in with โ€œWait, youโ€™re doing it wrong!โ€

The great Toblerone triangle debate begins.

The โ€œnormalโ€ way (thatโ€™s apparently wrong)

Most people grab a triangle and pull it away from the rest of the bar. Seems logical. Thatโ€™s how itโ€™s shaped, right?

But that usually ends in a minor chocolate collapse and slightly sticky fingers. Nothing tragic, just messy. And according to chocolate know-it-allsโ€ฆ totally incorrect.

The โ€œcorrectโ€ way (so they say)

If you believe the internet (and some very serious Swiss chocolate lovers), the right way is to push the triangle toward the rest of the bar.

Not away. Toward.

Counterintuitive, I know.

But try it: thumb on the front, index finger on the back, and press inward. The triangle pops off cleanly like a soft snow break off the Alps. No effort. No mess.

Magic? Maybe.

Necessary? Probably not.

Fun to try just to see the look on someoneโ€™s face when you show them? Absolutely.

But letโ€™s be honestโ€ฆ

Whether you break it, snap it, bite it like a caveman, or melt it slowly like itโ€™s a meditative ritualโ€”does it really matter?

Some people even keep theirs in the fridge or freezer for that crunchy edge moment.

Others just leave the bar out and forget about it for monthsโ€ฆ until they desperately need chocolate and suddenly feel okay with Toblerone again.

Me?

Iโ€™ll just be over here with my 85% dark chocolate from Lindt, wondering how Toblerone became a symbol of national pride and passive-aggressive snack debates.

But heyโ€”if it brings people together (even for a ridiculous argument about chocolate geometry), maybe thatโ€™s the real sweet spot.


How do you break your Toblerone?

Or do you, like me, simplyโ€ฆ donโ€™t?

One response to “How to Eat a Toblerone Without Starting a Debate”

  1. Rolf Wietlisbach Avatar
    Rolf Wietlisbach

    Yep, I can confirm that the correct way is to push against the rest of the bar, which makes eating a Toblerone a simply and non-messy affair. But when it comes to actually eating it, I’m totally with you: I avoid it because I don’t really like it – not least because of those bits that have a habit of getting stuck between my teeth…

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