Logo de La Poste
Icône de recherche
Icône de panier d'achat

EN

Philatelic document - French bread stick

Current price

5.41

Description

In 2022, UNESCO's Intangible Heritage Committee designated the French baguette as a World Heritage Site. The philatelic issue honors French baguette-making expertise, and is accompanied by a stamp, a philatelic document and a philatelic souvenir. The baguette, the bread of our daily lives, the symbol of our gastronomy, the jewel of our culture. It's made from the basic ingredients of flour, water, salt, yeast and/or sourdough. This apparent simplicity reveals the complexity of its manufacture: dosing and weighing of ingredients, kneading, fermentation, dividing, relaxing, shaping, finishing, scarifying and baking. So many meticulous stages mastered by the artisan baker, whose unique know-how has been handed down from generation to generation. It promises a delectable sensory experience. At first glance, it seduces with its golden crust and grignes, the baker's signature. Out of the oven, its toasty fragrance whets the appetite. To the touch, it's a transition from the resistance of its crust to the lightness of its honeycombed crumb. The act of breaking it offers a delicious symphony, thanks to its characteristic crackling sound. With each bite, its authentic taste is revealed. As a food for sharing, the baguette accompanies us from breakfast to dinner, taking pride of place at the heart of meals and remaining a constant invitation to conviviality. As the bearer of a culture and customs, the baguette is deeply rooted in the daily practices of the French. It embodies the ritual of going to the bakery, a local business rooted in the regions, attracting twelve million consumers every day. The production of six billion baguettes every year confirms its emblematic status in the French food heritage. The baguette transcends borders to become an international icon. The inclusion of its craftsmanship and culture in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list is testament to its influence, and establishes it as an ambassador for the bakery craft.

Legal information

Document philatélique : Création et mise en page Stéphane Humbert-Basset. Texte : Dominique Anract, Président de la Confédération nationale de la boulangerie et boulangerie-pâtisserie française.

Information

Commercialisation start date

May 17, 2024

Commercialisation end date

May 31, 2025

Adherence type

None

Printing technique

Offset

Number per sheet

1

Permanent value

No

Face value

-

Philatelic charter family

group.

Official release date

May 17, 2024

Stamp format

210 x 297 mm

author

HUMBERT-BASSET Stéphane

Product number

2124561