'Je suis une baguette!' - What makes the French baguette so special?

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'Je suis une baguette!' - What makes the French baguette so special?

Baguettes have been making headlines this week. More than six billion baguettes are baked every year in France and UNESCO gas now inscribed the tradition in its “intangible cultural heritage” list. Furthermore, Limerick man Eddie O'Keeffe, gatecrashed French TV coverage of the World Cup at the weekend shouting ‘Je suis une baguette!’ So what makes French baguette so special and how is it different from what we know as Irish Chicken roll bread? Eoin Cluskey, the owner of Bread 41 bakery in Dublin, joined Sean in studio to discuss...

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'Je suis une baguette!' - What makes the French baguette so special?