Yesterday’s post about the beach mentioned a baguette vending machine and a couple of you told me you want to see a pic of this fancy machine that dispenses fresh bread at any hour of the day or night. Totally a must-have machine for every town, right?
GO!
Baguette vending machines
When we think of vending machines, we typically thing of the snack-packed machine in the break room at work, in metro stations or other places where you need a quick snack or drink on the go. But in France, a whole new breed of vending machine exists. And it’s totally French. While not super common, you will see them here and there outside boulangeries on the sidewalk for after-hours purchases or when heading into the boulangerie just isn’t convenient. Baguette vending machines are becoming more and more popular and new ones are popping up all the time.
They can be installed indoors or outdoors in industrial areas, town centers and even campsites.
Voilà! Something you’d find only in France. Baguette vending machines are convenient and practical. Just swing by on foot or your bike when you’re in a pinch, pop in a few coins and fresh bread is just a few seconds away. They’re handy when the bakery is closed but also when it’s open and the line is out the door. If you just need a baguette and nothing else, baguette vending machines save you major time.
Here’s a short baguette vending machine in France video I put together from my town:
Yes, but no only.
Fresh milk too.
Strawberries also
flowers
and ever coffee! No, I know this is nothing extraodinary. But I used those last one less than the others… So.
Yup, linked to my post about the milk machines at the end of my post. Have one in my town! 😉 And I love all the other machines you mentioned as well, just that Americans are familiar with those so they aren’t as interesting since we have them in the U.S. We don’t have baguette machines!!
No I haven’t, but I sure will give them a try on my next visit to France. The bread in France is so good, it will be interesting to see if this manner of buying it changes the quality. Hopefully not!!
Still better than those NJ baguettes i grew up with. Will report back if I try a baguette from one…
This is hilarious! Have you ever tried a baguette from one of them?
No, but I will definitely grab one next time just to see (and report back!).
My parents just got back from France. I’ll have to ask them if they saw any baguette vending machines there.
For an American, they really do stand out and everyone probably thought I was a weirdo for taking a pic (since it’s just a normal thing for the French). But that said, I don’t see them too often at all. Mainly small towns I guess. Where did your parents visit?
Diane, how cool is that?!
Right? Hahah not sure they’d fly in the U.S. 😉
I soak my baguettes in milk, egg yolk, and orange juice from Turkey Hill.