UNESCO lists the French baguette as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The baguette has (finally) been inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage List and officially inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
French Baguette , Receives UNESCO Protection.
The U.N.'s cultural body made the announcement on Nov. 30.
The "artisanal know-how and culture
of the baguette" has been added to the organization's..
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"We are very happy," says Veronique Roger-Lacan, Permanent Delegate of France to UNESCO, after the UN agency awarded the French baguette heritage status. It comes at a challenging time for the industry..
The French baguette -- "250 grams of magic and perfection", in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and a quintessential part of French life -- was given UNESCO heritage status on Wednesday.
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