French bread is a classic dinner bread. Whether it’s served in a basket with butter or olive oil, presented alongside a meal, or used to make garlic bread, stuffed sandwiches, or French bread pizza, a freshly baked loaf of French bread is always welcome. French bread has a long and narrow shape with rounded edges; the most common type of French bread is a baguette, which means “stick.” By law in France, French bread cannot contain any fat such as butter or oil.