News of the baking sent France into a frenzy of memes – and members of the French UNESCO delegation celebrated by throwing baguettes into the air as the result was announced in Rabat, Morocco.
UNESCO has designated the French baguette as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and the French delegation is there. pic.twitter.com/s1UbutiVBZ
— Jules Drmnn (@JulesDrmnn) November 30, 2022
The baguette – once described by French President Emmanuel Macron as “250 grams of magic and perfection” – is an integral part of French culture and cuisine. Traditions Many French people stop at bakeries every day to pick up warm bread before heading home for dinner.
France’s baking industry has campaigned for years to secure this status on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
France’s Minister of Culture, Reema Abdul Malak, said the decision was “a great recognition of our artisans and these converging spaces that are our bakeries”.
Madin, midi et soir, la baguette de paine fight party du quotidian des françaises. Ce savoir-fire artisanal vient d’être inscrit au patrimoine immatériel de l’humanité par l’UNESCO. Belle reconnaissance pour nos artisans et ces lieux fédérateurs que sont nos boulangeries! 🥖🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/dkAGPD5PiR
– Rima Abdul Malak (@RimaAbdulMalak) November 30, 2022
Olivia Gregoire, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade and Tourism, hailed the decision as a milestone for France and its baking sector. It respects “French savoir-vivre”, “our traditions of sharing and enjoyment and above all the knowledge of our artisan bakers”. said.
French bakeries produce about 6 billion baguettes a year, according to French newspaper Le Monde. But across the country, particularly in rural areas, bakeries have been disappearing at a rate of about 400 a year over the past few decades, leading to warnings from the industry that more needs to be done to preserve the knowledge of baguette making. .
“A baguette is flour, water, salt, yeast – just a few more ingredients. But each baguette is unique, and each time the baker’s skill is the essential ingredient,” said Dominique Anract, president of the National Federation of French Bakeries and Patisserie. After deciding.
The French people celebrated this decision and their love for Baguette.
Claire Tinhut, 26, is a French American food and travel content creator. Said via email: “The baguette is an important part of French identity, so I am very pleased to find that it has been added to the World Heritage List.”
“I rarely eat baguettes outside of France, because eating a baguette without the French ‘ritual’ of walking to your local (and favorite) bakery is just eating bread. Eating a baguette is so much more than that,” said Tinhut, who lives in London. “Comparable to the first tear of a fresh baguette. Nothing. It’s perfect on its own with salted butter, sweet jam, and a big fat slab of cheese. The list goes on and on.
UNESCO recognizes traditions, crafts and objects as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity because of the “wealth of knowledge and skills” that are transmitted “from one generation to the next”.
In this case, the nomination, made by France, states that baguettes “create consumption patterns and social practices that distinguish them from other types of bread, such as daily visits to bakeries to buy loaves and specific display racks that match their elongated shape. .”
“Bacco is consumed in many contexts, including during family meals, in restaurants, and in work and school cafeterias,” it added.