Best baguette in Paris: French capital's bakers compete for prestigious title

Name: Best baguette in Paris: French capital's bakers compete for prestigious title
Uploaded: 2021-09-27T11:03:41+00:00
Duration: 1 min 10 s
Description: More than a hundred contestants took part in Paris' best baguette contest. The lucky winner is Makram Akrout, a baker of Tunisian origin, who has been living in France for 19 years. He will have the opportunity to serve his bread at the presidential palace for a year. "I'm proud, but it is no accident," says the craftsman, refering to the fact that his father was also a baker.

Issued on: 27/09/2021 - 13:03

Video by: Selina SYKES

More than a hundred contestants took part in Paris' best baguette contest. The lucky winner is Makram Akrout, a baker of Tunisian origin, who has been living in France for 19 years. He will have the opportunity to serve his bread at the presidential palace for a year. "I'm proud, but it is no accident," says the craftsman, refering to the fact that his father was also a baker.