Following is a transcript of the video. Claudia Romeo: Baguettes. Can you name a more quintessential French food? The recipe is quite simple. You just need flour, water, yeast, and salt.

The use of sourdough is fundamentally different from the processes used to make a French baguette and, thus, involves a different preparation too. As traditional as it may seem, a French baguette ...

There are arguably few things more quintessentially French than the humble ... And yet, the baguette has been in decline in recent years, as traditional bakeries struggle against the rise of ...

The French baguette – “250 grams of magic and perfection”, in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation – was given Unesco heritage status on ...

where the baguettes are typically not made using traditional methods. French bakers say the listing would safeguard an art that has been passed down through generations and would protect the ...