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Burgers fry French love of baguettes

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FRANCE: The hamburger may be a quintessentially American food, but is fast winning over the French, who increasingly choose a beef burger wedged into a bun over a baguette sandwich.

Research by the Gira marketing and consulting firm found that nearly one of every two sandwiches sold in the country last year was a burger, up from one in nine in 2000.

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