Discovering French bread and the rules of 'baguetiquette'

The stereotypical French person has a striped shirt, a beret and a baguette under an arm. That may be a cliché, but what's certain is that bread is an integral part of the French diet and people take their bread very seriously. So just what makes French bread so good? And what are the rules of "baguetiquette"? In this edition of French Connections Plus, Florence Villeminot and Genie Godula bite into the crunchy heaven of the baguette.
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[@Lovemycoffee10]

The "regular" baguette is a work of art! Yummy...

[@viamontes1]

little trick, when you sit down at a table in a restaurant in France, we will generally bring you a basket of bread, depending on the quality of it you know if you have to stay to eat or change address.

[@Irulan10]

Not to be picky, but the end of the baguette is the "quignon", not the "croûton". Croûtons are square bits of stale bread you pan fry and add to a salad, for example.

[@jejewa2763]

One of the major problem is that I think because of health reasons, the Baguette is put into a bag before it is sold and that makes the baguette sweat and become soft. In any boulangerie in France the baguette is kept in open area.

[@karim-6754]

I' am from Morocco. I love the baguette (Darija: bagita) and petite pain (ptipane), as well as I love France and French language and culture. Vive la France.

[@teresamyers9400]

Hello, another fantastic show! One observation. . . When giving a French term for something (in this case, the word for the inside of the bread and the name for French toast) can the French word be displayed on the screen so the viewer can possibly learn the word for future use? Thank you for such educational shows. I never miss an episode and watch them over and over

[@bethbilous4720]

Love this

[@76_SPZL]

I use half a baguette for whatever I'm making for a meal then store the rest in a bag. Anything after 2 days gets turned into croutons in a pan with a little butter and oil. Great snack.

[@hugoibanez922]

There’s no honour in telling líes or hiding my real feelings for this beautiful country- I love París!

[@jungastein3952]

baguette bread is a guilty pleasure, I cant eat too much bread w/o I get congested but I can't resist a good bag!

[@alexdven]

Love these videos! So well made. Thanks for helping us understand La France.

[@mardigras33]

I really enjoyed this…lol !! ❤

[@user-sm3ru1fm6g]

So want a quality one now!

[@kanakasabhainatarajan7192]

One goes a long way for a good baguette. My son was moving around Paris airport on way to India to buy baguette for me and was caught by the security people. When he told them about non availability, the security guided him to a shop long away for fresh baguette. They were so happy to see a foreigner looking for baguette. French should preserve their tradition at all costs.

[@Jamarkus_Delvonte]

Islamic traditions

[@albertbrown7694]

How far would you go for a really good Baguette? I live in Tampa, Florida and I'm looking forward to my next trip to Paris for a good baguette.

[@janie7242]

Love the baguette baked by 10 arr. Boulangerie near Opera in Paris! Crunchy on the outside, and soft, airy and tasty inside! Never forget the taste, super delicious!🥰 Eat it plain is a treat of the day! Yummy! 😋

[@pedrotomcat8232]

It's a general roti/naan?

[@ericsfishroom7109]

Years ago , I use to date an Italian girl and enjoyed eating Italian bead with just red grieve until a new brakey opened up , they only sold frunch bead , so I tryed it & it was really good ..alot better then Italian bead, not that heavy ..

[@hydrojet7x70]

I make my Baguette myself but my recipe is a little different and much better.

[@interwebtubes]

Merci beaucoup 👍 🥖🇫🇷

[@noelstephan7621]

You did not mention the old way my French father showed me as a child for day old baguettes, tear a piece off and dunk in a specially wide cup of coffee

[@mecongberlin]

Noel Stephan funny, my granny did the same, she hailed from Aix.

[@ultimobile]

reminds me of Paris and a breakfast Grand Creme coffee in a special wide cup - wherein one dunked a croissant ...

[@gogetemboys]

What's the name of the song at 0:27 ??

[@Fvejo]

10:10 So shy...

[@charlesroch9461]

Good video

[@KarenVanessaBuitrago]

I saw in a French movie a kid dragging a baguette up the stairs like a dog, and the mom ate it and fed it to the baby 😲

[@KarenVanessaBuitrago]

The movie is argent de poche

[@Jackiezyon]

Delicious 🥖😋🇫🇷

[@seanferguson5460]

Baguetiquette!

[@dnaann1867]

The shape you would expect from a country with a 22% iel population.

[@ultimobile]

I read that the proper baguette is becoming a rare thing with chain pre-frozen dough baguettes becoming the cheaper and putting the freshly handmade places out of business - Je Regrette - as I still remember the perfection of my favourite rustique baguettes in Paris (last century) - I've also checked out every aspiring copy in Tokyo - and while good attempts, none quite matched the taste I remember - tristesse ...

[@russbrownmusic]

for some reason I thought the Croissant was the French Bread of choice - Paris turned me into a Croissant snob

[@catcatcat9055]

I love baguettes dipped into chicken curry 🥖❤️

[@BrogeKilrain]

Finally found something made in France 🇫🇷. They don’t even make LV in France anymore

[@mecongberlin]

Darren wine might be another good choice, as well as butter and my two favorites, pastis and calvados😀😀 Bon appétit.

[@udishomer5852]

Wine, Champagne, many types of cheese, and Dijon mustard are a few quality food products made in France you can buy abroad.

[@MrShuttz]

Another hard hitting piece of reporting, dealing with the real issues of the day

[@chumkrimson8161]

Why should it only be hard news, you jackass? Learning about cultural issues is also important, genius.

[@albertbrown7694]

@@chumkrimson8161 now, now now Chum no reason to get nasty. That a%$^&e has never had anything he loved in his life. Vive la France, vive la baguette!

[@omaronnyoutube]

Would Austrians and Germans agree that French bread is better than theirs?

[@Omegamizu]

Well I don't know about their agreement but the baguette is an institution here. It's a national treasure amongst all layers of the population, from poor to rich. So I guess they'd be wrong

[@kamra99a]

The main ingredient is snobbery. There are many other kinds of bread that are actually much better, but without the attitude problem.

[@tehkoalainsurgency]

The Chileans perfected a version of the baguette, which is far superior to any french baguette ever made. You should travel a bit, you'll be surprised at what you will find.

[@jetaddicted]

The struggle is real: I’ve moved from a posh suburb (Boulogne-Bt), where everything was perfect, albeit expensive, to a popular one (Aulnay) and I’ve tried every bakery around my new place to find that one baker who knows his job. A bad baguette will get on my nerves, for real…