French baguette making contest calls Vietnamese girl's name

The competition is open to all, from artisan bakers, students studying the profession, to amateurs. Contestants submit two identical baguettes to the organizing committee, one for the jury to taste and evaluate, the other to display at the awards ceremony. The "chief judge" of the competition is Mr. Guillaume Gomez - a famous chef who worked at the Élysée Palace for 25 years, with about 10 years as head chef, serving 4 French presidents. Mr. Gomez is currently the special envoy in charge of cuisine of the French President.

As a result, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga of La Boulangerie Française (French Bakery) won first place, ahead of Mr. Jérôme Buzenet (Tartine) and Mr. Nguyen Van Chi (Mega Market).

The 26-year-old girl from Dak Lak shared with Thanh Nien : "I was introduced by an acquaintance to La Boulangerie Française School, which specializes in training young people in difficult circumstances in making French bread and pastries, so I enrolled. The first time I tried authentic French bread at school, I felt strange, because there were many differences compared to Vietnamese bread. But after a few months of working with flour and yeast, tasting baguettes every day, I liked it more and more. And when you love bread, the baker will take care of his yeast. If the yeast is cherished, it will work well, helping the dough to ferment overnight, and the bread will be more fragrant, fluffy, and fuller...".

Ms. Nga, Mr. Jérôme Buzenet and Mr. Nguyen Van Chi will take a French bread making training course at the Lesaffre school system in Singapore to improve their skills.

At the announcement of the competition results, Ms. Emmanuelle Pavillon - Grosser, Consul General of France in Ho Chi Minh City, reiterated that baguettes have always been considered "one of the symbols of French cuisine". The baguettes (meaning sticks, sticks, chopsticks...) with their long shape and crispy crust are the most favorite type of bread of the French. This type of long bread began to be made in the 17th century, and over time has become an indispensable dish for every family in the hexagonal country.

In November 2022, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized "Baguette Craft and Culture" as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. "Baguette culture" refers to the centuries-old French habit of going to the store every day to buy a few loaves of bread to take home for meals.

The French have promoted the baguette to many places around the world, including Vietnam. Bread is now a very popular dish for Vietnamese people. Therefore, according to the French Consul General Pavillon - Grosser, the baguette making contest was held to celebrate the friendship between the two countries in the year of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and France.

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