These are much thinner than baguettes and have a much softer consistency. We call actual baguettes “baguettes” but typically they’re mass produced, it’s hard to find good baguettes here unless you make them yourself
You can find these kind of breadsticks all over in the US, but I have lived all over the country and finding a good one is incredibly rare. I don’t even think most US Americans have ever had a truly good soft breadstick.
What is an American bread stick then? I’m imagining something horrible, probably with wrapped in processed meat and cheese or something
Not quite lol it’s usually something like this
Oh I see, wonder bread dough covered in oil and burned dry herbs.
I showed the “bread sticks” to my partner who is from Calabria and she was offended.
What do they call baguettes?
These are much thinner than baguettes and have a much softer consistency. We call actual baguettes “baguettes” but typically they’re mass produced, it’s hard to find good baguettes here unless you make them yourself
breadbat
what do you call them?
French walking sticks.
its soft bread baked into a phallic shape and glazed in butter, often topped with herbs and spices, sometimes with cheese
You can find these kind of breadsticks all over in the US, but I have lived all over the country and finding a good one is incredibly rare. I don’t even think most US Americans have ever had a truly good soft breadstick.
In true American fashion, it is quite a bit wider