billion of them every year. jaunty music plays. it's no wonder, then, that the quality of the humble breadstick is taken so seriously, there is even an annual competition to be named the best baguette in paris. that one there. that looks good. and this place has won the award twice. law states a traditional baguette has to be made by hand with only four ingredients — water, salt, flour and yeast, and salt in the same place it's made. it is hoped the unesco status would protect this traditional method.