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Culinary Ambassadors: Breakfast in France

Traditional French breakfast fare includes a tartine — half a split, buttered baguette with your choice of conserves (jams) to dip in your very own bowl of café au lait or chocolat chaude (hot chocolate). Croissants are not an everyday item, but for those not counting calories, you'll see them at the table as well. Dipping is not only reserved for kids. Fully grown adults do it, too (it's not uncommon to see men in business suits dip the corner of a croissant into their coffee). Let's not forget the obligatory glass of juice (orange or multi-fruits seem to be preferred by most) and a quick expresso (espresso) to prepare an eater for the day.

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24 Comments | Posted by The Culinary Ambassador Corps, September 28, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: baguettes, breakfast, breakfast in..., croissants, culinary ambassadors, France, Good Morning!

Video: 'Contact' by Baguette Bardot

Japanese performance artist Toastie created the character Baguette Bardot as an homage to Brigitte Bardot, if she sang in Japanese and had baguettes-for-arms. In this video, she bakes a baby made of bread with the help of three dancing bakers. Watch the video after the jump....

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4 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, February 22, 2010 at 3:15 PM
Tagged: art, baguettes, bread, Japanese, music, videos

In Guinea: Time to Make the Baguettes

Katy Murtaugh, a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Guinea, describes the process of mixing, kneading, and baking 90 baguettes in just seven hours—all without tools or measuring cups. The baker she follows works on an enormous scale, given that he's doing everything manually: He starts with about 55 pounds of flour before adding a "deluge of water" and continuing. [via Tim Murtaugh]...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 11, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Tagged: Africa, baguettes, baking, Guinea