Why The French Eat 30 Million Baguettes A Day - Traditional French Baguette | Food Secrets Ep. 12

A total of 30 million baguettes are eaten in France each day. At least that is what the French claim. There, only bakeries that bake fresh bread every day are allowed to call themselves a “Boulangerie”, which might explain the high quality of baguettes throughout the country. What’s more, the French bread law specifies set rules for baking baguette: The only ingredients allowed are flour, salt, water and yeast. According to law, a baguette must also weigh between 250-300 grams and have a length of 55-65 centimeters. It needs to be soft on the inside, and crispy on the outside. In this episode of Food Secrets, we let you in on what makes France’s most famous bread so special, where it originated from, and what cultural significance it has to the French.

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[dorian]

As a french guy . the best part is when they just come out from the oven and they are still warm.. oh my god, so delecious

[xGoodOldSmurfehx]

all French jokes aside, if you never had baguette bread with a soup/pasta, warm saucy dish (for example meat with gravy) or simply soft warm baguette with butter, you simply cant understand why baguette is so good

[MartialLoreNZ]

I have never wanted a baguette more in my life than now....

[RebeccaShanks]

I know I'm late to the party here, but I want to express appreciation to the sound engineer who perfectly preserved the sound of that bread.

[NCamico]

Man, having a 12-year sourdough starter is quite the flex.
May it serve for many more years and birth many more baguettes.

[mehornyasfk]

Germans are often proud of their bread varieties, but I’ve never ever had one here that could beat the taste of a baguette freshly made in France.

[Christopher-]

I once ate an entire baguette from this really good French bakery whilst driving home and I’ll never forget being at a red light and both people next to me staring at me like “look at this weirdo eating a loaf of bread” let’s just say they fricken good

[tlotpwist]

Not only for breakfast, they also are fantastic as sandwich base. Forget fast foods and try finding an artisanal bakery doing its own sandwiches.

[yekujoo]

I love everything about this video, the filming, the music, the narration, the bread and the baker. Truly excellent work!!

[barrykacher]

The word "copain" meaning friend comes from the term "couper le pain", an act of friendship.

[Ryan-ukzq]

To be the president of the French Bakers' and Pastry Chef's Guild sounds like a fantastic job

[jeffhubbard]

I have travelled through France two times now. If it was possible I would personally eat 30 million French baguettes a day.

[Bugnarok]

Ratatouille :

How do you tell how good bread is without tasting it?
Not the smell, not the look, but the sound of the crust.
Symphony of crackle.

[joanm.]

French can be proud of their products and traditions in all senses. That’s the way to maintain people and country in harmony with their own personality and a touch of class even for humble products like the baguette. As Spaniard I admire the way they resist against fast-waste food whilst other countries are loosing personality and even healthy traditional food.
When staying as guests at our friend’s in Le Pouliguen, I love to go in the morning to the village’s bakery to buy a couple of rustic baguettes and saying Bonjour….., they are so kind and polite, they sell bread and pastries but they make me feel like into a jewellery!!
French baguette, open, squeeze a tomato, some drops of good olive oil (aove) and some slices of Spanish ham……. What else? yes, a glass of red wine.

[tickedoffsheikh]

Watching from Guyana 🇬🇾, South America... this is the first time I'm seeing something like this and I have to say I m in love with the Baguettes. Love this to the core. DW Foods keep it up.

[monkeyman]

The miller dude sounds so proud of his job and his heritage.

[haileyalex]

Went to Paris two years ago, and we had a baguette ham sandwich. Delicious!! Simple and soooo delicious! Had one everyday.

[elliegem]

When the baker brings them out, fresh from the oven. You can hear the crackings of the baguettes. It's magical. I used to wait in front of my baker's shop fr that special moment...

[Donkeysj]

Bread and butter...nothing else matters.

[andreinarangel]

I've been in quite a few former French colonies. In each and everyone of them you can find a good baguette, decent coffee, and magnificent croissants.