Now playing Next Taste May the dough be with you: Han Solo gets baked A bakery in the San Francisco Bay Area has dubbed its 6-foot (1.8 meter) bread sculpture of the Star Wars character “Pan Solo” 19/10/2022
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Now playing Next Europe News Belgium bakers struggle to make ends meet as flour prices soar Arnaud Szalies says flour prices have risen by 30% in three weeks. Experts warn this could only be the beginning. 10/03/2022
Now playing Next no comment Desperate Afghans queue for free bread The free bread distribution launched on Saturday is part of the "Save Afghans from Hunger" campaign organised by a university professor in Kabul. 18/01/2022
Now playing Next France French pain ahead? Bakers could knead to raise their baguette prices The price hike fears are linked to a 30% worldwide increase since September in the price of wheat — one of the baguette's key ingredients — after bad harvests in Russia and Canada, 28/10/2021
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Now playing Next France France submits the baguette for UNESCO world heritage status The Ministry for Culture said its decision is to protect traditional savoir-faire as the number of bakeries across France has significantly decreased over the past decades. 27/03/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Flour power: Old mill restarted as lockdown baking sparks more knead A 1,000-year-old water mill has resumed commercial production to meet the rising demand for flour during the coronavirus pandemic. 11/05/2020
Now playing Next Good Morning Europe Grain-wave: London bakery broadcasts free lessons during lockdown Is this the Great Online Bake-off? Tens of thousands dust off their aprons and tune into the bread boffins from London. Classes so far have included step-by-step guides for doughnuts, pretzels and sourdough bread. 10/04/2020
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