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a loaf so French the law dictates its weight, length, and forbidden ingredients
legally definedFrench law bans additives in the traditional version
set lengthRoughly 65 centimeters of crusty national pride
daily ritualFrance bakes around 10 billion every year
UN statusIts craft is protected UNESCO cultural heritage
thin designMaximizes crust, the only part that matters