The United Nations’ cultural agency may consider the making of French bread, known as the baguette, for its list of “intangible treasures.” Bakers in France asked the French government to propose the traditional bread for the honor from UNESCO. About 6 million baguettes are sold every day in France. The French minister of culture will make a recommendation to UNESCO in March. The baguette is competing against two other candidates for France’s nomination. The candidates are the metal rooftops of buildings in Paris, made from zinc, and a wine festival in the country’s Jura area. In 2020, UNESCO considered things such as a dance in Zambia, camel racing in the United Arab Emirates and pottery making in Serbia for its list of treasures.
Title: French Bread Makers Seek UN Recognition of the Baguette
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='French Bread Makers Seek UN Recognition of the Baguette' data-article-id='5452'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12167'>The United Nations’ cultural agency may consider the making of French bread, known as the baguette, for its list of “intangible treasures.”</span> <span data-start-time='12167' data-end-time='23333'>Bakers in France asked the French government to propose the traditional bread for the honor from UNESCO.</span> <span data-start-time='23333' data-end-time='29708'>About 6 million baguettes are sold every day in France.</span> <span data-start-time='29708' data-end-time='37625'>The French minister of culture will make a recommendation to UNESCO in March.</span> <span data-start-time='37625' data-end-time='45313'>The baguette is competing against two other candidates for France’s nomination.</span> <span data-start-time='45313' data-end-time='58375'> The candidates are the metal rooftops of buildings in Paris, made from zinc, and a wine festival in the country’s Jura area.</span> <span data-start-time='58375' data-end-time='78229'>In 2020, UNESCO considered things such as a dance in Zambia, camel racing in the United Arab Emirates and pottery making in Serbia for its list of treasures.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/a_french_custom.wav'><span>a French custom</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/a_map.wav'><span>a map</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/a_trunk_to_hold_valuable_items.wav'><span>a trunk to hold valuable items</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16927 data-hint-location='23333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/about_how_many_baguettes_are_sold_every_day_in_france.wav'>About how many baguettes are sold every day in France?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='6 million'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/1_million.wav'><span>1 million</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/6_million.wav'><span>6 million</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/2_million.wav'><span>2 million</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/4_million.wav'><span>4 million</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16928 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/french_bread_is_also_known_as_a__blank_.wav'>French bread is also known as a <span class='blank'>baguette</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='baguette'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4928/bagel.wav'><span>bagel</span></div><div class='choice' 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