There are arguably few things more quintessentially French than the humble baguette. After all, the country is said to produce some 16 million a day. And yet, the baguette has been in decline in ...

French bakers set a new Guinness World Record on Sunday when they made a 140.5m (461ft)-long baguette in Suresnes, in the suburbs of Paris. The massive baguette beat a 132.62m (435ft) mega loaf ...

so that the smell can then be released by the customer rubbing on the stamp.” The French baguette was given Unesco heritage status in 2022.