French bakers rise to the occasion, baking a record-breaking 140m baguette

On May 5th, French bakers broke the world record for baking the longest baguette. Bread-making experts in Suresnes near Paris prepared a loaf measuring roughly 140 metres (461ft) long. Their feat will be entered into the Guinness World Records.

Twelve bakers made the longest baguette in the world, measuring about 140 metres or 461 feet. The gentlemen began work at 2 AM GMT and prepared the bread over 14 hours.

The baguette is about 235 times longer than the traditional one we can buy in a store. The bake was created in Suresnes on the outskirts of Paris during an event organized for French bakers and confectioners.

Everything has been validated, we are all very happy to have beaten this record and that it was done in France – said one of the bakers, Anthony Arrigault, shortly after the record was confirmed.

Especially kneaded and shaped for this occasion, the dough was baked in a slow-turning oven on wheels built for this bake. Everything took place in a long tent set up for the duration of the event.

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According to guidelines, the bread had to be 5 cm wide. The baguette, ready after 14 hours of work and baking, met all formal requirements.

Suresnes is proud to have been the scene of this record for the longest baguette in the world, which promotes a national symbol of our gastronomy as well as the artisans who perpetuate their know-how. I congratulate the bakers from Suresnes who participated in the baking, and maintain the daily sharing tradition essential to the conviviality of our city - said Suresnes Mayor Guillaume Boudy in a statement.

Reuters Agency reminds us that the French surpassed the Italians with their feat. In 2019, in Italy, bakers managed to bake a baguette measuring about 132 metres (435ft). The baguette baked near Paris, measuring roughly 140 metres was eaten by the audience gathered on-site.