Along with wine and cheese, the baguette is strongly associated with France, and with good reason. It is estimated that every day 30 million baguettes are eaten in the country. Not surprisingly, it is common to see people carrying baguettes home from the bakery. What may be a bit astonishing—at least to people outside France—are some customs connected to eating baguettes.
長棍麵包、葡萄酒和奶酪都與法國有密切關聯,而這是有充分理由的。據估計,在法國每天要吃掉三千萬條長棍麵包。想當然,人們從麵包店帶長棍麵包回家是很常見的景象。有些與吃長棍麵包相關的風俗或許會讓人有點驚訝,至少對法國之外的人來說是這樣。
In some countries, dipping cookies or donuts in coffee or tea is considered a natural thing to do. However, those same people who dunk desserts this way would likely be surprised to see a French person do the same with their baguette, a common habit in France.
在某些國家,拿餅乾或甜甜圈蘸著咖啡或茶吃被視為正常的事。然而,那些拿甜點這麼蘸的人若是看到法國人用他們的長棍麵包做同樣的事,可能會感到很訝異,但這在法國是很普遍的習慣。
ficelle 長條麵包(比長棍麵包更細長)
The French also like to use their bread to soak up leftover sauce on their plates as they finish a meal. What they don't do with baguettes is put them on their plates. Instead, the bread is placed on the table next to the main course. French people also don’t use knives to cut their baguettes; pieces are always broken off by hand.
法國人還喜歡在用完餐時用麵包吸附盤裡殘餘的醬汁。他們不用長棍麵包做的一件事就是把它們擺在盤子上。相反地,長棍麵包會擺在桌上的主菜旁邊。法國人也不用刀切長棍麵包;長棍麵包向來是用手摺斷。
pain d'epices 香料麵包以黑麥、蜂蜜及香料製成的麵包The French love their baguettes so much that each year, a competition is held to select the best one in all of Paris. In the contest, a 14-member jury evaluates baguettes from about 200 bakers. The judges even measure the loaves to make sure they conform to the French bread law.
法國人超愛他們的長棍麵包,以至於每年都會舉行一場比賽來選出全巴黎最優的長棍麵包。在這場比賽中,由十四人組成的評審團會評估約兩百位烘焙師的長棍麵包。評審甚至會測量這些麵包,確定它們有符合法國麵包法。
bretzel d'Alsace 椒鹽卷餅/扭結麵包
內柔外脆,表面撒鹽,源自德國,也是法國阿爾薩斯地區的常見甜點
The winner not only wins a cash prize of thousands of euros but also earns a contract to supply baguettes to the French president every day for a year. In a country where the baguette is so loved, that is indeed a special honor.
贏家不僅能贏得數千歐元的現金,還能得到一份合約,每天為法國總統供應長棍麵包,為期一年。在一個長棍麵包深受喜愛的國家,那確實是一種殊榮。
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