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They are sold in England with the French name baton: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/256122878 https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/25
by gorgoiler 3y ago
They are sold in England with the French name baton:
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/256122878 https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/256122878
It’s possible this is derived from an actual French name for this kind of short baguette, but it might also just be that someone thought it sounded French-ish, and that French people use no such word.
They are usually made to order from tubs of mayonnaise based fillings and pre-chopped salad. Here’s a closeup of one in its natural habitat:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g186225-d1730346-Reviews-The_Copper_Kettle-Cambridge_Cambridgeshire_England.html#photos;aggregationId=101&albumid=101&filter=7&ff=326391199 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g186225-d17303...
- kmill 3y agoMaybe it's translated to English -- a conductor's baton in French is a baguette after all.
- dieselgate 3y agoLived with a French guy in college and have found it's easy to mistake "baton" with "putain".
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- stevenwoo 3y agoVery helpful photo there. The ladies appear to have nearly empty baguettes from the angle of the photo. This reminds me of the French derived Banh Mi that is available in areas of California and Texas that I have lived due to the expat Vietnamese populations.
- xwolfi 3y agoA baton is a "stick" in French. We do not use it for food, and the british are often using random French words to sound fancy.