President Emmanuel Macron once called for UNESCO to recognize the baguette as a World Cultural Heritage.
Walking in Paris in the morning, you will see many people walking out of the local shops, with bread on their hands. Across the country, getting up early and buying a baguette are two typical things of the people. French bread is known as eye-catching loaves of yellow, crunchy crust and flexible gut. It tastes best when eaten hot.
According to the BBC, the people of this country consume 320 pieces of baguette per second. On average, each person eats half a day. The population of this country is more than 65.5 million people, each year, they need to 10 billion units. Therefore, you should not be surprised that the French take their baguette bread very seriously. Since April 1994, Paris has organized the Le Grand Prix de la Baguette, a competition to find the best baker in the city. Winners of the grand prize will not be allowed to participate after 4 years, since the time of winning the prize.