“French bakers made the longest baguette ever. ” Baguettes are an important part of the food in France.
The new Italian record is 140. 53 meters long, which is longer than the previous record of 132. 62. It has been confirmed by Guinness World Records.
A long bread was made in front of people on Sunday at the Suresnes Baguette Show in France. It happened at the Terrasse du Fécheray observation deck in a place near Paris.
A judge from Guinness World Records was present to confirm the record, Reuters reported.
18 bakers started making the dough at 3 am and then watched over the baking from 5 am, as stated by a news release from Suresnes. A special oven was made for the event.
After the bread was cooked, a part of it was sliced, spread with Nutella, and given to the people. Another section was given to the local youth association Celije so they could hand it out to the homeless that evening, the release stated.
“Suresnes is happy to see the new record for the longest baguette in the world. This celebrates our country’s food and the people who keep the tradition alive,” said Suresnes mayor Guillaume Boudy.
“I want to say good job to the bakers in Suresnes who made the baguette and keep the tradition of sharing alive. It’s important for our town to be friendly and welcoming,” Boudy said.
Dominique Anract, who leads a group of French bakers, said it took about 10 hours to make the longest baguette by hand. He also praised the teamwork and effort of all the bakers involved.
The baguette is a long, thin, crunchy bread that is really popular all over the world.
The French government says that traditional French baguettes are made with white flour, water, yeast, and salt. They should be 60 centimeters long and 5-6 centimeters wide, with five blade marks on top.
In 2022, French baguettes were given a special protection. The skill and tradition of making baguettes was added to UNESCO’s list of important cultural heritage.
The Suresnes release said that they were trying to beat the record for the world’s longest baguette to honor their heritage and culture.
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French bakers claim to have the world’s longest baguette
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French baguette receives Unesco heritage status
Few things are more iconically French than the humble baguette.
After all, the country is said to produce 16 million people per day.
Nonetheless, the baguette has been on the decline in recent years, as traditional bakeries compete with the rise of large supermarkets and the growing popularity of sourdough.
But now there’s reason to rejoice, as Unesco has added the baguette to its list of “intangible cultural heritage.”
The body announced it had added “artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread” to its list of 600 other items, joining things like traditional tea making in China and a Korean mask dance known as “talchum” – both also included for the first time in 2022.
Its inclusion “celebrates the French way of life”, Unesco chief Audrey Asoulay said, adding: “The baguette is a daily ritual, a structuring element of the meal, synonymous with sharing and conviviality.
“It is important that these skills and social habits continue to exist in the future.”
‘Envied around the world’
The exact provenance of the baguette is not known: some suggest the bread was ordered by Napoleon because it would be easier for soldiers to carry, while others suggest it came along later – an easy bread for workers to tear and share without the need of a knife in Paris. Others still credit an Austrian baker in the 1830s for its shape.
However, the baguette as we know it today was only officially named just over 100 years ago, in 1920. It was then that strict rules about what classed as a baguette were put in place – standardised at 80cm (30ins) and 250g (8oz). It even had a fixed price until 1986.
By the middle of the 20th Century, the baguette had won over the country. But since 1970, 400 artisanal bakeries have closed down each year, with the total number across France dropping from 55,000 to 35,000 today, according to news agency AFP.
And yet it remains key to French identity, with President Emmanuel Macron saying the baguette was “envied around the world”. Mr Macron – who has long fought to get the baguette added to the list – noted after the announcement that the baguette was “250 grams of magic and perfection in our daily lives”.
IMAGE SOURCE,UNESCO Image caption, The French delegation celebrated the announcement by waving baguettes in the air For the artisanal bakers who remain dedicated to the loaf, Wednesday’s news also came as a welcome recognition of the craft they had perfected.
“The baguette is flour, water, salt, yeast – and the know-how of the craftsman,” Dominique Anract, president of the baker’s federation, said in a press release.
Parisian baker Priscilla Hayertz acknowledged to AFP that it was “a basic product” but one “that affects all socio-cultural categories, whether you’re rich, poor… it doesn’t matter, everyone eats baguettes”.