French bakers break record for longest baguette in the world, at 140 meters

French bakers baked the longest baguette in the world this Sunday (5), measuring 140.53 meters, recovering the record for one of the country's best-known emblems.

The baguette, around 235 times longer than the traditional one, was made in Suresnes, in the suburbs of Paris, during an event of the French confederation of bakers and confectioners.

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Previously, the record was 132.62 meters, for a baguette baked in the Italian city of Como, in June 2019.

To achieve the impressive feat, French bakers began kneading and shaping the dough at 3am, before placing it in a specially built slow oven on wheels.

“Everything has been validated, we are all very happy to have broken this record and to have been made in France,” said Anthony Arrigault, one of the bakers involved, after the baguette was approved by the Guinness World Records judge.

Part of the baguette, which must have been at least 5 cm thick, was cut and shared with the public. The rest would be donated to the homeless.

The traditional French baguette must be around 60 cm long, made only with wheat flour, water, salt and yeast and weigh around 250 grams, according to official regulations.