The Baguette Bread (La Baguette)
THE BAGUETTE 🥖
1793 — The Bread of Equality
It’s impossible to think of Paris without picturing a freshly baked baguette straight from the bakery.
For centuries, bread varied according to social class: the wealthiest enjoyed fine white bread, while the less fortunate ate coarser, darker loaves.
In 1793, during the French Revolution, a decree introduced the “Bread of Equality”: bakers were required to make the same type of bread for all citizens, using a mixture of different flours. A highly symbolic measure that turned bread, an essential part of everyday life, into a reflection of the Revolution’s ideals of equality.
The baguette, with its distinctive long, slender shape, appeared much later and became popular in Paris in the early 20th century. With its golden, crispy crust and soft interior, it gradually became one of the most recognizable symbols of France.
Since 2022, the artisanal savoir-faire and culture of baguette bread have been inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Much more than bread: a little piece of France to take with you wherever you go.
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A NOTE FROM THE CREATOR 💌 The baguette we call “Tradition” is, in my opinion, the very best. You have to eat it fresh out of the oven, not too "toastead", and bite into the end on your way home. Let’s just call it the French way of quality-checking your bread. 🤭
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