Sri Lankan baker 'cried' when he won best baguette in Paris

A photograph taken on May 10, 2023 shows baguettes in front of members of the jury during the annual "Grand prix de la baguette de tradition française de la Ville de Paris, aka the best baguette in Paris competition, in Paris. – Photo: ALAIN JOCARD/AFP)

A Paris baker of Sri Lankan origin said he "cried" when he heard he had won best baguette in the French capital this week and would be delivering the bread to the presidential palace.

"I cried because we are foreigners and we came here to learn how to make traditional French bread," Tharshan Selvarajah told AFP on Thursday.