Baker

The baker is specialized in the manufacture of the Pain, its derivatives, the Viennoiserie.

Certain countries restrict this name with the only craftsmen, according to a definite schedule of conditions in a lawful way.

France

In France, there exist 34.100 craftsmen bakers, whose production accounts for 70% of the total bread sales (figures of the National institute of the baker's and confectioner's shop, 2004).
Depuis the law of the May 25th 1998 born under the impulse of Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and following the “decree bread” of the September 13rd 1993, the denominations “baker” and “bakery” are reserved to the professionals craftsmen who choose their raw materials, knead the paste, control its fermentation like its working and finally cook the bread of it on the place of Vente. The texts provide in addition that the products necessary to the manufacture of the bread owe at no moment frozen being frozen or .

The patron saint of the bakers is Saint Honore.

The word “baker” is resulting from old the Picard boulenc (dating from the 12th century) that which manufactures the bread ball, deriving itself from the Dutch bolle , round loaf.

Appendices

This activity is often coupled with that of Pâtissier. There exists much of bakers in Bakery industrial viennoisery.

Media

  • video Document: the trade of baker (lasted: 6 min 02 S).

  • video Document: the trade of traditional baker (lasted: 5 min 56 S).

References

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