No delight. A bland, flat bread, not much better the one sold by supermarkets. What happened to the world renowned French baguette ?
The price of bread is not government imposed since 1978, but it is still very much monitored and controlled by consumer associations. The result is that the price of the traditional French loaf varies very little throughout France, around 0.90 Euros in bakeries, around 0.45 Euros in supermarkets. Hence, the bakers use the cheapest ingredients to keep it low cost.
If you are indeed looking for good bread, ask the baker what their own version of the baguette is; "comment s'appelle votre baguette spéciale?". You'll get many different answers "la tradition", "la spéciale", "la campagnarde", "la croustillante" etc... It will cost you a bit more than a baguette, but believe me, it's definitely worth it!
