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French baguettes should be Unesco-listed treasures, says Macron

Speaking of iconic French food and most people immediately think of the baguette. A standard baguette has a diameter of about 5 or 6 cm and it is usually around 65 cm long, but a baguette can be up to a meter in length.

In 1920 a law was enacted to prevent bakers from working between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. As a result, it was impossible to make the ...