[london.food] Ciabatta and Baguettes

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I seem to remember hearing a while back that Ciabatta was actually only 
'invented' in the mid-80s by the Italian government to try and combat 
the rise in popularity of Baguettes.

I can find nothing to confirm or deny this however.

Speaking of baguettes I really hate piddlingly narrow ones but when I 
was mooching round Chapel Street market on Saturday I had a sausage 
sandwich from a stall that had truly massive baguettes - at least 6 
inchease acorss. And damn were they delicious - a much softer crust, 
slightly flatter and a paler colour than the bullet hard golden things 
you get from supermarkets.

The guy at the stall said that he just got it from his wholesaler - 
anybody know where to get them retail?

-- 
gap wearing anarchist

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  • [london.food] Ciabatta and Baguettes Simon Wistow 11:31 on 20 Apr 2004
    I seem to remember hearing a while back that Ciabatta was actually only
    • Re: [london.food] Ciabatta and Baguettes Martin Frost 11:44 on 20 Apr 2004
      A couple of supermarkets will do French bread that's more like the bread
  • [london.food] Ciabatta and Baguettes KAY WISTOW A15 13:19 on 20 Apr 2004
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    • Re: [london.food] Ciabatta and Baguettes Lucy McWilliam 10:00 on 21 Apr 2004
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1730817.stm

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