How does the average American eat a fresh baguette from a bakery?

[Anonymous]

With my teeth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I but lots of baguette. Usually, we either eat sandwiches on them, slice them up in eat with a pasta dinner, or toasted with butter and jam for breakfast.

I agree a baguette sandwich is lovely, but only if made immediately. Baguettes have to be consumed so quickly or they're rubbish. This is why bakeries bake them multiple times a day. Do you buy one and IMMEDIATELY go make sandwiches with it? If you're making sandwiches with it hours later or the next day, it's gross. There are much better bakery breads to make sandwiches with if not using IMMEDIATELY.

You will be SHOCKED but you can FREEZE baguettes. And then reheat them in the oven after running water over them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My EU DH eats bread with every meal (yes, even with tacos, Chinese food, etc.) Our kids eat bread and chocolate, or bread and nutella, as a snack after school while watching cartoons in their native language. Whatever they don't use up becomes toast the next morning.

Yes, it's tricky buying fresh bread every day in the US but we have a standing order at the local bakery and we've got a system down for buying bread every day. And, in a pinch, Whole Foods has good enough bakery bread.

Never change DCUM

[Anonymous]

My 10 year old will eat a 1/2 of a baguette before we even get home from the store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You eat them?! I thought it was just for sword play

Our local bakery makes a wheat ear looking sort of baguette-ish long french bread.

It's called an epi (wheat ear). But when my husband first bought it, I thought it was called an epee (fencing sword).

We go through those like wildfire.

I like mine with butter and ham lunchmeat. Like Continental breakfast.

Ours are closer to baguettes. But here's a recipe with a picture. They are pretty to look at when carefully made.

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/epis-de-ble-recipe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I but lots of baguette. Usually, we either eat sandwiches on them, slice them up in eat with a pasta dinner, or toasted with butter and jam for breakfast.

I agree a baguette sandwich is lovely, but only if made immediately. Baguettes have to be consumed so quickly or they're rubbish. This is why bakeries bake them multiple times a day. Do you buy one and IMMEDIATELY go make sandwiches with it? If you're making sandwiches with it hours later or the next day, it's gross. There are much better bakery breads to make sandwiches with if not using IMMEDIATELY.

You will be SHOCKED but you can FREEZE baguettes. And then reheat them in the oven after running water over them.

Why would you do such a thing? Day of or just bin it. It’s only a few quid for a fresh one. Circle back to the bakery.

[Anonymous]

Out if curiosity, what bakeries do you buy baguettes from in the dc-area? Especially any that post when bread is coming out of the oven?

[Anonymous]

We slice them up into rounds and serve with smoked salmon and cucumbers and herbed cream cheese for an easy dinner.

Or serve with baked Brie or other charcuterie or dips.

And use leftovers for French toast.

Occasionally use to make garlic bread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I but lots of baguette. Usually, we either eat sandwiches on them, slice them up in eat with a pasta dinner, or toasted with butter and jam for breakfast.

With pasta? Carbs with carbs? Oof.

Yep! Love to dip the baguette in good olive oil and sop up red sauce with it. Sometimes we go back for seconds. And we’re all thin!

+1 We slice it and serve with olive oil and balsamic vinegar for dipping. Delicious!

[Anonymous]

I get them and stuff them in my pants. Like a portable heater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I but lots of baguette. Usually, we either eat sandwiches on them, slice them up in eat with a pasta dinner, or toasted with butter and jam for breakfast.

I agree a baguette sandwich is lovely, but only if made immediately. Baguettes have to be consumed so quickly or they're rubbish. This is why bakeries bake them multiple times a day. Do you buy one and IMMEDIATELY go make sandwiches with it? If you're making sandwiches with it hours later or the next day, it's gross. There are much better bakery breads to make sandwiches with if not using IMMEDIATELY.

You will be SHOCKED but you can FREEZE baguettes. And then reheat them in the oven after running water over them.

Why would you do such a thing? Day of or just bin it. It’s only a few quid for a fresh one. Circle back to the bakery.

We don't quid here.

[Anonymous]

I eat them the same way we snacked on them in France as an after school snack. Quarter of baguette spread with unsalted butter and a thin slab of chocolate. Amazing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They get hard as a rock. Who can bite thru a sandwich on that?

Thank you for posting the obvious. The Emperor is not wearing any clothes.

Baguette is usually gross. You should eat it with butter when they are freshly baked and still warm. Or dunk them in soup and eat it. It is hard otherwise.

[Anonymous]

If they are fresh and warm, I will eat them immediately (with butter). If they are not, I will make toast the next day, or my DH will make a sandwich.

[Anonymous]

I'm French.

Eat it how you damm well want, OP. There is no baguette police! Did you imagine every French person ate their baguettes in exactly the same way? Ha ha.

Really. What a strange post.