Pan Bagna

This is the well-known sandwich of the south of France. Sad to say, but I feel that pan bagna never tastes quite as good anywhere else. But the sandwich is still worth making in Britain, in a hot summer. Pan bagna is ideal for a picnic and children love assembling and especially squashing one. In France a flûte makes a better pan bagna, a baguette is too narrow. For a large number of people I use country bread, like pain de seigle, which is baked in