It’s time to uncork the prosecco and maybe order a plate of [tagliatelle al ragù ](https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/classic-italian-dishes)for the table. Italy has a very tasty reason to celebrate: Its national cuisine has become the first entire gastronomic style to be recognized by UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body — a status that should help protect it from imitators.
The decision to designate Italian food as an intangible cultural heritage was confirmed on Wednesday by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of an announcement expected from UNESCO.
“We are the first in the world to receive this recognition, which honors who we are and our identity,” she said in a statement. “Because for us Italians, cuisine is not just food or a collection of recipes. It is much more: It is culture, tradition, work, and wealth.”
The recognition marks the successful end to a three-year campaign by Italy’s Agriculture Ministry to have the nation’s traditional way of growing, harvesting, preparing and serving food recognized.
HAL9000_1208 on
Le solite menate che non servono assolutamente a nulla.
LordDaveTheKind on
Non vedo l’ora di leggere i commenti degli americani convinti che la loro cucina “italo”-americana sia migliore.
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It’s time to uncork the prosecco and maybe order a plate of [tagliatelle al ragù ](https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/classic-italian-dishes)for the table. Italy has a very tasty reason to celebrate: Its national cuisine has become the first entire gastronomic style to be recognized by UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body — a status that should help protect it from imitators.
The decision to designate Italian food as an intangible cultural heritage was confirmed on Wednesday by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of an announcement expected from UNESCO.
“We are the first in the world to receive this recognition, which honors who we are and our identity,” she said in a statement. “Because for us Italians, cuisine is not just food or a collection of recipes. It is much more: It is culture, tradition, work, and wealth.”
The recognition marks the successful end to a three-year campaign by Italy’s Agriculture Ministry to have the nation’s traditional way of growing, harvesting, preparing and serving food recognized.
Le solite menate che non servono assolutamente a nulla.
Non vedo l’ora di leggere i commenti degli americani convinti che la loro cucina “italo”-americana sia migliore.
è uno dei beni culturali [intangibili](https://ich.unesco.org/en/what-is-intangible-heritage-00003), ce ne sono a bizzeffe.
È una lista del livello di “*top 100 things you didn’t know about people on planet Earth”* scritto dall’equivalente alieno di Buzzfeed.
Grazie Stanley Tucci
Merito di Lino Banfi
Con Pizza Pasta l’Italia è già nel 3000
But weren’t there already the French and the Chinese ones?
Sinceramente come titolo non ha senso, non è la prima cucina a cui è stata data il titolo fino ad ora