A ‘football’ shaped loaf, the batard was one of the last classic shapes the French formed. And since we have some space to fill, here’s a useless piece of bread trivia: The word ‘batard’ is French for ‘bastard’. Originally French bakers only shaped their French dough into baguette and boule (round) shapes.

What is batrad?

Batrad (Ukrainian: Батрадь, Hungarian: Bótrágy, Rusyn: Бовтрадь) is a village in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.

What does parure mean in English?

: a matched set of ornaments (such as jewelry)