It seems chocolate fans have been eating their Toblerone bars all wrong - and their is a correct way to eat the pyramid shape Swiss chocolate treat. The iconicchocolate brand with bold red and yellow branded, has been around since 1908, and contains to be popular around the world. Many food lovers enjoy the bars as an extra special treat on special occasions like Christmas, or pick one up at Duty Free when travelling.

Despite the years of enjoying the delight, it seems that many people don't know how to pull the pieces apart. You have probably been breaking pieces off by pulling them to the outside. Or jamming your teeth on to the bar in hopes it will break apart. As the pieces are tough, this can take some serious power. However, there is a simple an easy way to pull them apart with easy.

A food fan has revealed the best way to grab a piece. Posting on social media, the dad gave his followers a close-up look at a Toblerone bar and said: "So apparently this is how you're supposed to break your Toblerone."

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He can be seen easy breaking off a singular triangle by using his thumb and index finger to pinch the peaks of two triangles together, and it easy breaks off. Rather than pulling the pieces apart, you want to push them together. Within seconds you have your piece of chocolate.

People rushed to comment, as one shocked individual shared: "There's no way I'm only finding this out now I usually put my whole mouth around it and everything."

Another agreed and said: "I just shove it in my mouth and risk the roof of my mouth being scraped."

Someone else added: "The amount of times I nearly broke my teeth and this was how you do it."

While another admitted: "I feel so dumb for doing it the hard way all my life."

However, others were confused how people were not aware of this.

"How does nobody know this?," commented one person.

While another added: "I've always pushed them like this and thought it was common knowledge."

A third agreed: "I thought this was common knowledge."

But after viral chef, Chef Koudy, also shared the revelation on his TikTok page, a number of people said they prefer pulling the pieces apart the harder way.

"Second is better because you're not touching the piece next to it," commented one. Another wrote: "Second one is better, at least he did not touch the other bar with his fingers."

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