On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 10:46:15 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 8/30/2020 7:40 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:37:07 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 06:54:12 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If there was a real bakery nearby, I'd use it but no way
>>>>> will I drive off to wherever the nearest one is just for
>>>>> bread. I'm not that picky.
>>>>
>>>> I understand that, but it makes it hard to compare French vs. Italian
>>>> bread.
>>>
>>> I'm only referring to the loaves of french and italian, not
>>> baguettes or any other variety.
>>>
>>> Both are very long. French loaf is more round where the
>>> italian is wider and more oval.
>>
>> I don't know what kind of French and Italian bread you buy at a
>> supermarket in the US, but the most iconic French bread is the
>> baguette.
>> <https://images-ca-1-0-1-eu.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photos/slide/880/pain-baguette-3000x2000.jpg>
>>
>
>Difficult to find any that good. In many supermarket bakeries the main
>difference between French and Italian seems to be the label.

Yes, same here.