French Baguette Gets UNESCO Recognition

2022-12-03

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  • UNESCO, the cultural organization of the United Nations, voted this week to recognize the importance of the French baguette.
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  • The international experts gathered in Morocco to discuss the French bread and other subjects, including a traditional Japanese dance and the drink called rum from Cuba.
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  • The baguette is a long, narrow tube-shaped bread.
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  • It is made of simple ingredients: water, flour, yeast and salt.
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  • It dates back a few hundred years in its early form.
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  • But, the baguette grew wildly popular during the 1920s and became a staple in French kitchens.
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  • However, France's cultural agency has warned that the country's bread making tradition is failing.
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  • About 400 bakeries have closed every year since 1972, the agency reported.
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  • At the start of 2022, French bakers and farmers criticized Leclerc, a large food store group, for making low-cost, low quality bread.
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  • They said the store's bread, which cost just 30 cents, was not as good as the bread from traditional bakeries where it costs about a dollar.
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  • Marine Fourchier lives in Paris.
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  • She said it is easy now to get a bad baguette in the city.
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  • "It's the traditional baguette from the traditional bakery that's in danger. It's about quality not quantity," she said.
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  • Audrey Azoulay leads UNESCO and formerly served as France's culture minister.
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  • She said buying and eating baguettes is a "daily ritual" in France.
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  • Ten billion are sold in the country each year.
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  • "It is important that such craft knowledge and social practices can continue to exist in the future," she continued.
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  • The French government will start a yearly baguette event, called "Open Bakehouse Day" to expand public understanding of the bread making tradition.
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  • Asma Farhat is a baker at Julien's Bakery near the Champs-Elysee in Paris.
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  • She said "you can't have a proper meal" without a baguette.
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  • In addition to the rum, the Japanese dance and the bread, UNESCO honored many more traditions in places including Hungary, Greece, Guatemala and South Korea.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • UNESCO, the cultural organization of the United Nations, voted this week to recognize the importance of the French baguette.
  • 2
  • The international experts gathered in Morocco to discuss the French bread and other subjects, including a traditional Japanese dance and the drink called rum from Cuba.
  • 3
  • The baguette is a long, narrow tube-shaped bread. It is made of simple ingredients: water, flour, yeast and salt. It dates back a few hundred years in its early form. But, the baguette grew wildly popular during the 1920s and became a staple in French kitchens.
  • 4
  • However, France's cultural agency has warned that the country's bread making tradition is failing. About 400 bakeries have closed every year since 1972, the agency reported.
  • 5
  • At the start of 2022, French bakers and farmers criticized Leclerc, a large food store group, for making low-cost, low quality bread.
  • 6
  • They said the store's bread, which cost just 30 cents, was not as good as the bread from traditional bakeries where it costs about a dollar.
  • 7
  • Marine Fourchier lives in Paris. She said it is easy now to get a bad baguette in the city.
  • 8
  • "It's the traditional baguette from the traditional bakery that's in danger. It's about quality not quantity," she said.
  • 9
  • Audrey Azoulay leads UNESCO and formerly served as France's culture minister. She said buying and eating baguettes is a "daily ritual" in France. Ten billion are sold in the country each year.
  • 10
  • "It is important that such craft knowledge and social practices can continue to exist in the future," she continued.
  • 11
  • The French government will start a yearly baguette event, called "Open Bakehouse Day" to expand public understanding of the bread making tradition.
  • 12
  • Asma Farhat is a baker at Julien's Bakery near the Champs-Elysee in Paris. She said "you can't have a proper meal" without a baguette.
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  • In addition to the rum, the Japanese dance and the bread, UNESCO honored many more traditions in places including Hungary, Greece, Guatemala and South Korea.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • ingredient - n. one of the things used to make a food product
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  • staple - n. an important food eaten often
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  • ritual - n. an activity that happens daily or regularly
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  • practice - n. something done often, or a usual custom
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  • proper - adj. correct or following traditional standards
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