This news “fills us with pride,” the Prime Minister expressed just minutes after the decision was announced by UNESCO during the twentieth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which is meeting in New Delhi.

In a message published on the official website of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the head of government emphasized that “for us Italians, cuisine is not just food, it is not just a recipe book, it is much more: it is culture, tradition, work, and wealth.”

In the dossier submitted by Italy to UNESCO in March 2023, entitled “Italian Cuisine: Sustainability and Biocultural Diversity,” it was emphasized that Italian gastronomy represents a sentimental heritage that transcends food.

In approving its inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the international organization argued that Italian culinary art has achieved a legacy that has incorporated influences from other cultures without losing its essence.

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