“250 grams of magic and perfection”: the baguette, an emblem in the world of daily life of the French, which is threatened by industrialization, was registered on Wednesday in the Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, according to the AFP agency, quoted by Agerpres.

An organization that, above all, honors the traditions that must be preserved more than the products themselves, has thus celebrated the craftsmanship and culture surrounding this important element of French food.

With a crispy crust, the baguette, which appeared at the beginning of the 20th century in Paris, is today the first bread consumed in the country. Every day, 12 million French consumers open the door of a bakery, and more than six billion baguettes come out of bakeries every year, writes AFP.

Thus, buying bread is a real social and friendly habit that brings joy to their lives.

“250 grams of magic and perfection in our everyday life. The French art of living,” congratulated President Emmanuel Macron on Twitter.

A “strong symbolic act” for Audrey Azoulet, Director-General of UNESCO, and a “recognition” according to Dominique Anract, president of the French National Confederation of Bakery and Confectionery.

The event could encourage “young people to follow this profession,” he said in Rabat, where UNESCO announced its laureates.

How to cook a real French baguette

Last February, French bakers called for the traditional baguette to be added to the UNESCO heritage list, saying that even in France it had begun to disappear from shop shelves in favor of mass-produced frozen loaves of bread.

“There isn’t just one secret to making a good traditional baguette,” said Michael Reidellet, owner of 8 bakeries at the time, stating that “it takes time, knowledge (not skill), the right baking method, good flour without additives.”

A French government regulation from 1993 dictates that “traditional” baguettes must be made with only 4 classic ingredients and that the dough must be fermented for 15-20 hours at a temperature of 4 to 6 degrees. in Celsius.

“The first thing we ask a child to do is go buy a baguette at a bakery,” said Dominique Antract, president of the Confederation of French Bakers, last February. “Our duty is to protect these customs,” he emphasized.

UNESCO’s “intangible heritage” label, designed to recognize oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and traditional crafts, already included ancient bread-making methods in Iran and Kazakhstan.