What you won’t find, though, is the one
that Venezuelans actually want: the canilla, a soft, buttery take on the
baguette that’s been the beloved bread of choice in this South American country
for decades. Why no canillas? Because its price, unlike for all those other
loaves, is controlled by the government. And it is set at such a low level --
1,500 bolivars versus the 4,500 to 7,500 a gallego commands -- that bakers complain
it doesn’t come close to covering their costs. So they use new-found supplies
of wheat in the country to bake every other kind of bread imaginable. More…
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