The designation highlights Italy’s long-standing communal foodways, from regional harvest traditions to daily cooking practices passed down through generations. Gina Pace is a journalist and editorial ...

Italian cuisine, long cherished for its deep regional traditions, has been officially recognised by UNESCO as an “intangible cultural heritage” – a designation the country hopes will elevate its ...

Italian cooking added to ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list after campaign by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government Unesco has officially recognised Italian cooking as a cultural beacon, an ...

Loved the world over for its pizzas and pasta, Italian cuisine has been given world heritage status by the UN's cultural agency. After a panel vote in New Delhi on Wednesday, UNESCO recognised Italy's ...

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recognised Italy's national cuisine on Wednesday as an "intangible cultural heritage", a formal accolade for a cookery tradition passed down ...

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 "honours who we are and our ...

This is the first time a country's entire cuisine has earned the designation. Italy is raising a glass and saying "salute" after becoming the first country in history to have an entire cuisine added ...

It’s time to uncork the prosecco and maybe order a plate of tagliatelle al ragù for the table. Italy has a very tasty reason to celebrate: Its national cuisine has become the first entire gastronomic ...

If you've only ever wanted to eat at Italian restaurants, make pasta almost every day for dinner, and entertain Italian vacations regardless of season, much to the chagrin of your over-saturated ...

ROME — They lit up the Colosseum in the green, white and red of the Italian flag and celebrated with an evening concert, where government officials gave triumphant speeches to herald the big news. Yet ...