Visiting France? Here's why you should never, ever put your baguette upside down on the table.
, an online course for the next generation of travel journalists. Her photos, videos, and words have appeared in print or online for, and many more. You'll usually find her in an airport. If you do see her there, please say hello.If you've ever tossed a little salt over your shoulder, or seriously considered hanging garlic on your door frame to protect you from evil, then we've got one more food-focused superstition to add to your roster.
Specifically, there's an old French superstition that says it's very bad luck to ever place a loaf of bread — and even more specifically, a baguette — upside down on a table. Like most good superstitions, this one has a murky enough history to make it all sound believable without giving enough detail to either prove it or refute it.explains, the belief begins with a tale dating back to the Middle Ages, when executioners had rather busy schedules.
Though this tradition now appears to only apply to baguettes, The Connexion noted it must have included all kinds of bread when the belief began, as the baguette wasn't“Although this superstition is still prevalent today, there is a small hitch in the story,” Lisa Rankin, founder of Flavors of Paris, shared in a post. "Well, actually, a significant one … The story is said to have begun during medieval times, but the baguette only originated roughly between 1830 and 1900.
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