UN Awards World Heritage Status To The French Baguette
The designation came after France’s culture ministry warned of a “continuous decline” in the number of traditional bakeries
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The designation came after France’s culture ministry warned of a “continuous decline” in the number of traditional bakeries
Designation comes as France warns of a “continuous decline” in the number of traditional bakeries
Designation comes as France warns of a “continuous decline” in the number of traditional bakeries
The simple French flute has been recognised on the Unesco list.
The humble French baguette is being inscribed on the U.N.’s list of intangible heritage as a prized tradition and savoir-faire that should be protected by humanity. UNESCO experts gathering in Morocco this week decided that the staple bread flute deserved U.N. recognition after France’s culture ministry warned of a “continuous decline” in the number of traditional bakeries, and the closures of 400 bakeries a year over the past half-century. The “artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread” was inscribed at the Morocco meeting among other global cultural heritage items, includi...