France celebrates addition of baguette to UN's world heritage list: '250 grams of magic and perfection'
from over 130 countries, including the making of Neapolitan pizza, the"Mediterranean diet" and Arabic coffee.
The baguette's inclusion"celebrates the French way of life," UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay said, according to The UNESCO listing"is a recognition of the profession of baker, of its know-how and its position in France and in the world. Water, flour, salt, yeast, with a slow kneading, a long fermentation and hand shaping," Dominique Anract, president of the confederation, who applied to the U.N. for the status, told CBS News.
UNESCO, the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency, says Intangible Cultural Heritage"does not end at monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants. While fragile, intangible cultural heritage is an important factor in maintaining cultural diversity in the face of growing globalization.
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