Pizza and pasta celebrated as Italian cooking makes UN cultural heritage list

Pizza and pasta celebrated as Italian cooking makes UN cultural heritage list
Customers enjoy their pasta at a restaurant in Rome (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

Foodies have been given another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu as a UN agency listed Italian cooking as part of the world’s ā€œintangibleā€ cultural heritage.

UN cultural agency Unesco added the rituals surrounding Italian food preparation and consumption to its list of the world’s traditional practices and expressions.

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