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Not just pizza: Italian cuisine makes UNESCO list
Not just pizza: Italian cuisine makes UNESCO list

Not just pizza: Italian cuisine makes UNESCO list

UNESCO recognised Wednesday that Italian food is more than pizza, pasta and gelato , adding the range and ritual of the famed cuisine to its list of intangible cultural heritage. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose hard-right government has championed “Made in Italy” products as part of her nationalist agenda, hailed the recognition that she said

Italian cooking and its rituals get UN designation as world heritage

Italian cooking and its rituals get UN designation as world heritage

Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes. The U.N.'s cultural agency gave foodies on Wednesday another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world's "intangible" cultural heritage. UNESCO added the rituals surrounding Italian food preparation