In Brazil we have a bread that is only ours, and no child grew up without tasting at least one. But, how weird would it be if I told you that in São Paulo we call this bread “Pão Francês” (French Bread)?

- others regions call it different, but let’s get into that later

A long time ago, the richest Brazilians who could afford to travel across the Atlantic used to come back with stories about how cool Europe was, and wanted to eat the amazing bread they ate in France. A bread crusty on the outside and white and fluffy on the inside.

But the national bakers had no idea what on Earth would be such a thing and tried their best not to let their customers down. And thanks to their attempt to “copy” the French bread they came up with the most beloved bread in Brazil.

Wait, do you think that the high society was being too demanding with their food? But love, copying France was kind of a “national law” in Brazil. Not long ago, even the dress code had to be French.

Anne Rios

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