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French bakers want UNESCO designation for baguettes

[quote]Bakers say the UNESCO listing would protect a know-how that has passed through generations and shield the baguette from imposters around the world.

[quote]The UNESCO "intangible heritage" marker - meant to recognize oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and methods of traditional craftsmanship - already covers ancient methods of making flat breads in Iran and Kazakhstan.

But what does DL think?

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by Anonymousreply 19April 12, 2021 7:36 PM

When I was a kid in the 1970's we NEVER said baguettes we said FRENCH BREAD.

by Anonymousreply 1February 20, 2021 8:24 PM

Yes R1 But it was NEVER called French bread. It's called BAGUETTES!!!

by Anonymousreply 2February 20, 2021 8:40 PM

In the 1970's we NEVER said PASTA we referred to all of that as NOODLES.

by Anonymousreply 3February 20, 2021 8:41 PM

CNN is late, France made this request at least 2 years ago

by Anonymousreply 4February 20, 2021 8:44 PM

What is Italian bread called?

by Anonymousreply 5February 22, 2021 8:43 PM

Uh, it's flour, salt, yeast and water.

by Anonymousreply 6February 22, 2021 8:52 PM

Why aren't they calling it the Euroloaf

by Anonymousreply 7February 22, 2021 8:54 PM

the french take themselves way too seriously

by Anonymousreply 8February 22, 2021 9:01 PM

I mean it's not like cheeses or wines or olive oils or hams that come from certain regions. Or am I wrong, do the French use a particular French wheat flour and French yeast to make their bread? C'mon now with all this pretentiousness!

by Anonymousreply 9February 22, 2021 9:16 PM

^. It has to be made with cigarette stained fingers and a jaunty beret.

by Anonymousreply 10February 22, 2021 11:24 PM

I'd take a freshly baked Kaisersemmel over this French mediocrity anytime! And ever since the bread box was invented baguettes also became very impractical for storing - you can't even put the damn things in without breaking them in half first.

by Anonymousreply 11February 22, 2021 11:31 PM

I'm down. A freshly baked baguette is the merde.

by Anonymousreply 12February 22, 2021 11:33 PM

Have you ever heard the shortest joke in the world?

“Pretentious? Moi!?!”

by Anonymousreply 13February 22, 2021 11:37 PM

Oprahsminge-didn’t you post here years ago

by Anonymousreply 14April 12, 2021 6:37 PM

R6 should be ashamed of using that name and not posting "I LOVE bread!"

by Anonymousreply 15April 12, 2021 6:55 PM

R8 You're not taking bread seriously enough.

by Anonymousreply 16April 12, 2021 7:01 PM

R5, ciabatta, stirato, sfilatino

by Anonymousreply 17April 12, 2021 7:15 PM

Well, I will give them that even the crappiest baguette and croissant from even McDonalds in France is better than most of what you can buy in the US or the rest of the world.

by Anonymousreply 18April 12, 2021 7:26 PM

R8 eats Wonder Bread.

by Anonymousreply 19April 12, 2021 7:36 PM
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