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๐ŸŒ World Cuisines

Food & Cultural Identity

Food as identity โ€” from UNESCO-listed cuisines to religious dietary laws across the world

Global ๐ŸŒ 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

๐ŸŽ 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

๐ŸŒ Global

Year / Era

2010

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Food as identity โ€” from UNESCO-listed cuisines to religious dietary laws across the world