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Food & Cultural Identity
Food as identity โ from UNESCO-listed cuisines to religious dietary laws across the world
Global ๐ 2010 World Cuisines
Key Facts
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UNESCO food heritage: French gastronomy (2010), Mediterranean diet (2013), Japanese washoku (2013), Mexican cuisine (2010)
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Religious dietary laws: Halal (Islam), Kosher (Judaism), Jain vegetarianism, Hindu vegetarianism, Buddhist diet
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Food diplomacy: cuisine as soft power; India's biryani, Italy's pizza, Japan's sushi โ global cultural ambassadors
๐ Did you know? French cuisine was the first to be inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list (2010)
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Category
World Cuisines
Origin
๐ Global
Year / Era
2010
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Food as identity โ from UNESCO-listed cuisines to religious dietary laws across the world