Inside the cutthroat competition for the best baguette in Paris
February 27, 2026
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as posted by the channelWhat does it take to bake the perfect baguette?
Just steps from the Notre-Dame Cathedral, dozens of France’s top bakers gathered for the 33rd annual Grand Prix de la Baguette de Tradition Française — Paris’s most revered bread competition. Nearly 150 professional bakers delivered their best loaves, each made under strict “baguette de tradition” rules: only flour, water, yeast and salt allowed.
Travel reporter Natalie Compton goes behind the scenes of this uniquely French tradition, where precision, pride and plenty of flour collide. Read moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
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