Overview
- UNESCO's technical evaluation recommends inscribing Italian cuisine on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, endorsing the dossier titled "La cucina italiana tra sostenibilità e diversità bioculturale."
- The Intergovernmental Committee will take the final political decision during its session in New Delhi from 8 to 13 December.
- If approved, Italy would secure the first recognition granted to an entire national cuisine rather than a specific practice or ritual.
- Dossier curator Pier Luigi Petrillo praised the appraisal but cautioned that the Committee can still overturn the recommendation.
- Italian officials and culinary figures, including Minister Francesco Lollobrigida and chef Davide Oldani, welcomed the "first yes" while urging patience until the December decision.