• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    How are baguettes “picnicking essentials” in the US? I have literally never seen one at a picnic.

    Edit: I will die on this hill…a bread knife isn’t even a part of standard picnic basket kit sold in the US.

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      7 months ago

      Everyone knows that the only way to eat a baguette is while wearing a striped shirt and a black beret after taking it home from the boulangerie on your bicycle.

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      7 months ago

      You obviously do not have a Leatherman Flair. Knife with serrated tip for crusty bread, pâté spreader, cocktail fork, corkscrew, etc.

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      7 months ago

      Slice it before you go. Are items with bread not found in picnics?

      Sandwiches are perfect for a picnic, and it’s an occasion you’d want to gussy them up a bit for. Fancier bread might be the cheapest and most obvious way to do that.

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      7 months ago

      You don’t use a knife on a baguette, you freak. You tear a piece of. Ever hear of breaking bread?

      Fuck’s sake, heathens.

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        7 months ago

        It’s something that has existed for decades, possibly close to a century now? It typically includes two small plates, two white mouth wine glasses, two spoons, forks and knives, space for a wine bottle with a way to keep it chilled, food and usually some space for napkins and such.

        Just checked and Amazon does indeed sell them, some are pretty fancy haha.