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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 with deep roots 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.
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Timbre (Héliogravure) et Souvenir Philatélique – carte et feuillet : Création et mise en page Stéphane Humbert-Basset
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Commercialisation start date
May 17, 2024
Commercialisation end date
May 31, 2025
Adherence type
Gummed
Printing technique
Heliogravure
Number per sheet
1
Permanent value
Face value
1.96 €
Philatelic charter family
Philatelic program stamp
Official release date
May 17, 2024
Stamp format
carte pliée 210 x 90
author
HUMBERT-BASSET Stéphane
Product number
2124405
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