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French bakers attempt to make world’s longest baguette

The world-record bid, which must beat 132.62 metres, brings new meaning to the phrase ‘breaking bread’

Baker lets clients decide price of their baguette in north France

‘It’s a symbolic anti-inflation offer on an iconic French product’

How baguettes are changing recipe (again) in France

Your favourite bakery’s baguette is set to become healthier with less salt content

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Customer buys two baguettes for €500 to help struggling French bakery

Village in north-west France came together to support a business struggling with high energy bills

How French baguettes have become healthier

Salt reduction has now reached 20% in eight years - have you noticed any difference in taste?

The French obsession with how long baguettes are baked for

Whether ‘blanc’ or ‘bien cuite’, a baguette’s cooking time is an increasingly divisive topic for the French

Five things they don’t tell you about baguettes in France

The correct term for the ends and etiquette on eating it in the street, we guide you through some French bread essentials

French ‘cannot tell a good baguette anymore’ says bread historian

Bakers are in crisis as French people no longer have a taste for good bread and the problem starts in schools

Learn from the French: how to order the perfect baguette

Mi-cuite or pas trop cuite? Une ficelle or une flute? The Connexion breaks down the terms often used in French boulangeries

French baguette-baking considered for Unesco intangible heritage list

The practice is one of 56 customs and traditions from around the world in the running. French and Belgian funfair culture is also being considered

‘A nice sheen’, ‘a honeycombed crumb’: France’s best baguette revealed

This year’s competition shortlisted top bakers from across the country according to strict criteria, before crowning a baker from Marne as the national winner

Lidl baguettes recalled in France due to potential metal content risk

Anyone who recently bought a baguette céréales rustique should throw it away or return it to the shop

Intermarché, E.Leclerc, Netto, U: Baguettes recalled around France

A mass recall of several types of breads has been announced due to the products containing quantities of a chemical above regulated levels

Which supermarket in France is the cheapest? Tests show 17% difference

Cost of the same basket of goods was compared across eight major supermarkets with major price differences discovered by brand and geographic location

Ça ne mange pas de pain: A French expression you may hear today

With the price of baguettes expected to increase in the near future, we look at phrases inspired by the staple food…

French baguettes could soon be protected by Unesco

Baguettes could soon be recognised as an official part of France’s cultural heritage by Unesco, as a bakery group plans to present its case.

Macron backs the baguette for World Heritage Status

The baguette could soon be granted Unesco World Heritage Status, as President Emmanuel Macron has lent his support to a bakers’ campaign to recognise the bread as a national symbol.

Charcoal baguette chalks up the sales

They may not look very appetising but these black baguettes are selling well in a Normandy bakery and with the bonus of the taste of traditional bread.

Donate a baguette for national bread week

As bakers honour their patron saint today, customers are invited to buy a baguette for the needy

Baguette

French bakers attempt to make world’s longest baguette

Baker lets clients decide price of their baguette in north France

How baguettes are changing recipe (again) in France

Customer buys two baguettes for €500 to help struggling French bakery

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How French baguettes have become healthier

The French obsession with how long baguettes are baked for

Five things they don’t tell you about baguettes in France

French ‘cannot tell a good baguette anymore’ says bread historian

Learn from the French: how to order the perfect baguette

French baguette-baking considered for Unesco intangible heritage list

‘A nice sheen’, ‘a honeycombed crumb’: France’s best baguette revealed

Lidl baguettes recalled in France due to potential metal content risk

Intermarché, E.Leclerc, Netto, U: Baguettes recalled around France

Which supermarket in France is the cheapest? Tests show 17% difference

Is price of baguettes and other bread fixed by the French government?

Lidl France joins Leclerc to sell baguettes for 29 centimes

‘Bakeries will die’: Anger in France at Leclerc’s 29-centime baguette

Ça ne mange pas de pain: A French expression you may hear today

Cost of baguettes set to rise amid flour and labour shortages

Baguette chosen as French candidate for Unesco recognition

French baguettes are just too mundane to be a Unesco listing

Baguettes and Paris rooftops vie for Unesco recognition

Where to find quality, old-fashioned baguettes in France

French baguettes could soon be protected by Unesco

Macron backs the baguette for World Heritage Status

Charcoal baguette chalks up the sales

Donate a baguette for national bread week