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Boulangers battle to save real bread in France

The country is renowned for its artisan loaves, yet there has been a shift towards cheap industrial bread

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’

Meet the French baker using solar power to make bread

Arnaud Crétot says his bakery can produce 110kg of bread on a sunny winter day in Normandy

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Alarm raised over the amount of salt in French baguettes

Half a baguette, bought as part of a study into the health impact of bread, had higher salt levels than a packet of crisps

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

RECIPES: bake a French baguette or sweet potato bread like a master

Award-winning French baker, Eric Kayser, shares his love of baking in ‘The Bread Book’. We share three recipes here

France escapes worst of bread price increases across Europe

The price of bread has risen by 66% in Hungary, and by 15-18% across most of western Europe – but France has avoided the worst increases…so far

Various sliced bread products sold in French supermarkets recalled

The recall affects loaves sold in Monoprix, Franprix, Intermarché and Netto

Should France allow bread to be sold seven days a week?

A bakery union is the latest group to fight a 100-year French law that bans the sale of bread seven days a week - but not all bakers are in favour

France recalls sesame seed products due to toxic pesticide

Products from major brands including Carrefour, Monoprix and Bonne Maman have been recalled due to high levels of the carcinogen ethylene oxide

Where to find quality, old-fashioned baguettes in France

We answer a reader's question on where to find classic high-quality baguettes in France.

Start-up delivers French customers their daily bread

Business was launched in response to a survey which found that 92% of French people enjoyed traditional French bread, but that 80% of them no longer visit a boulangerie every morning

French language notes – November 2019

Use your loaf in Breton art of talking gibberish

14 reasons why life in France is fabulous for July 14

Ahead of the 2019 Fête nationale celebrations, Samantha David takes time to remember a few things that make living in France just a little bit special - from the food, to the rules on buying a house...

Organic farmer-turned-modern-miller

From field to flour... a Dordogne farmer has built his own mill marrying both old and new technology, as Jane Hanks finds out

Bread

Boulangers battle to save real bread in France

French bakers attempt to make world’s longest baguette

Meet the French baker using solar power to make bread

Alarm raised over the amount of salt in French baguettes

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