法棍面包，申遗成功

2022-12-08 07:12

当地时间11月30日，联合国教科文组织在摩洛哥举行的一场会议上投票决定，将法棍面包列入联合国非物质文化遗产名单，希望通过此举更好地保护与传播这一传统食物的制作方法与历史文化。

UNESCO experts gathering in Morocco this week decided that the simple French flute — made only of flour, water, salt, and yeast — deserved United Nations recognition.

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提到法棍，很多人联想到的就是它的特点：无比的坚硬，甚至有网友调侃可以拿它作为武器防身。

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“法国人的自拍方式” 图源：推特

消息一出，法国总统马克龙也第一时间发文庆祝，直呼：“法棍现在可是联合国教科文组织认定的非物质文化遗产！”

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联合国教科文组织负责人、前法国文化部部长奥黛丽·阿祖莱表示，这一决定不仅仅是对法棍的认可，更是对这背后面包师工匠精神以及仪式感的认可。“重要的是法棍的制作工艺与文化可以被传承下来。”她补充道。

The UN cultural agency’s chief Audrey Azoulay, said the decision honors more than just bread; it recognizes the “savoir-faire of artisanal bakers” and “a daily ritual.”

“It is important that such craft knowledge and social practices can continue to exist in the future,” added Azoulay, a former French culture minister.

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鉴于法棍的“新身份”，法国政府还计划创建一个“面包房开放日”，希望通过这一独属于法棍的节日来使法国人民更好了解本国的文化遗产。

With the bread’s new status, the French government said it planned to create an artisanal baguette day, called the “Open Bakehouse Day,” to connect the French better with their heritage.

据法国组织“面包观察站”统计，法国人每秒钟要吃掉320根法棍，平均每人一天要吃掉半根，而全国每年消耗的法棍数量则多达100亿根。由此可见，这一传统美食已经成为了当地人生活中的“必需品”，甚至是法国美食的象征。

France’s “Bread Observatory” — a venerable institution that closely follows the fortunes of the flute — notes that the French munch through 320 baguettes of one form or another every second. That’s an average of half a baguette per person per day, and 10 billion every year.