World Culinary Heritage
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From among the many various traditions on Unesco's Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage I've picked those which I deemed to be culinary in nature. They include entries related to particular dishes or beverages, ritual meals or even entire cuisines and dietary traditions. I have omitted those entries which are primarily related to traditional methods of food production (agricultural, pastoral, hunting, foraging, fishing, beekeeping, etc.). I will be updating the table as more traditional practices are inscribed by Unesco.
Tradition | Countries | Year of inscription | Video (English or French) |
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Baguette (see also: Is Poolish Polish?) |
France | 2022 | |
Ukrainian borscht | Ukraine | 2022 | |
Ceebu jën – Senegalese dish of rice, fish and vegetables (see also: A Fried Pie and a Fish Dish) |
Senegal | 2021 | |
Mediterranean diet | Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain | 2013 | |
Dolma – stuffed vine leaves and vegetables | Azerbaijan | 2017 | |
Ftira – Maltese sourdough flatbread | Malta | 2020 | |
Harissa – chili-pepper paste made in the Maghreb | Tunisia | 2022 | |
Tea in the Turkish and Chinese styles (see also: Tea or Coffee?) |
Azerbaijan, Turkey | 2022 | |
China | 2022 | ||
Yaldā – ritual supper consumed in the lands of the former Persian Empire in the night of winter solstice, in which red fruits (pomegranates, watermelons, grapes, jujube) play a particular role | Afghanistan, Iran | 2022 | |
Coffee in the Turkish and Arabic styles (see also: Tea or Coffee?) |
Turkey | 2013 | |
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates | 2015 | ||
Keşkek – a meat stew with hulled wheat or barley, prepared in a ceremonial manner with live music for special occasions | Turkey | 2011 | |
Kimjang – the Korean art of making kimchi, or spicy vegetable and seafood pickles | South Korea | 2013 | |
North Korea | 2015 | ||
Krakelingen – ring-shaped pretzels whick at the end of the carnival are tossed from a hill to the people of the Flemish town of Geraardsbergen by members of the municipal authorities who first have to drink a goblet of wine together with a live roach swimming in it (see also: Holey Breads) |
Belgium | 2010 | |
Mexican cuisine | Mexico | 2010 | |
Kumis (in Kazakh) or airag (in Mongolian) – an alcoholic drink made from mare's milk by horse herders in the stepped of central Asia | Kazakhstan | 2018 | |
Mongolia | 2019 | ||
Couscous – durum-wheat semolina porridge made in the Maghreb | Algeria, Mauretania, Morocco, Tunisia | 2020 | |
Georgian method of ageing wine inside qvevri, or huge ceramic amphorae which are buried in the ground | Georgia | 2013 | |
Lavash, also know as katyrma or yufka – unleavened flatbread commonly baked in western and central Asia | Armenia | 2014 | |
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey | 2016 | ||
Hawker culture of Singapore, combining Chinese, Malay, Indian and European culinary traditions | Singapore | 2020 | |
Mansaf – Jordanian dish of lamb or kid cooked in ewe's or goat's milk yogurt, served with bulgur or rice and very thin unleavened flatbread | Jordan | 2022 | |
Mesir macunu – candies made of toffee mixed with 41 kinds of herbs and spices, which around the spring equinox are distributed from the roofs and minarets of Sultan's Mosque in Magnesia (Manisa) on Turkey's Eagean coast to commemorate a legend about the herbal paste bringing Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent's mother back to health | Turkey | 2012 | |
Nowruz – Persian New Year observed on spring equinox by consuming a ceremonial meal among other celebrations | Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | 2016 | |
Nsima – East African maize-flour porridge | Malawi | 2017 | |
Oku-noto no Aenokoto – a ritual celebrated twice a year by the farmers of Noto Peninsula in Japan, in which a diety of the rice paddy is invited into one's house for a sacrifical meal consisting mostly of rice, beans and fish | Japan | 2009 | |
Oshitushi shomagongo – a festival celebrating the harvest of the wild-growing marula fruits which the Owambo people of northern Namibia use for making a wine called omagongo | Namibia | 2015 | |
Gingerbreads of northern Croatia | Croatia | 2010 | |
Pilaf, also known as palav (in Tajik) or palov (in Uzbek) – a dish made of rice, meat and vegetables, commonly made in western and central Asia | Tajikistan | 2016 | |
Uzbekistan | 2016 | ||
Belgian beer | Belgium | 2016 | |
Neapolitan pizza | Italy | 2017 | |
Posiłek gastronomiczny Francuzów – francuski zwyczaj wspólnego celebrowania dobrego jedzenia i picia podczas specjalnych okazji | Francja | 2010 | |
Raengmyon – pochodzący z Pjongjangu chłodnik z makaronu gryczanego zalanego zimnym wywarem mięsnym z dodatkiem mięsa, warzyw i jajek | Korea Północna | 2022 | |
Rum jasny kubański | Kuba | 2022 | |
Slava – dzień świętego patrona danej rodziny (rodzaj kolektywnych imienin) obchodzony w Serbii poprzez uroczysty posiłek, w którym główną rolę odgrywa slawski kołacz | Serbia | 2014 | |
Śliwowica serbska | Serbia | 2022 | |
Święto Smoczych Łodzi obchodzone w Chinach na pamiątkę tego, jak poeta Qū Yuán (czyt.: ćchu jłen; IV/III w.p.n.e.), niczym Wanda Krakówna, w obliczu obcej inwazji utopił się w rzece. W ramach obchodów spożywa się zongzi (czyt.: cąkcy), czyli czworościenne knedle z kleistego ryżu z mięsnym lub słodkim nadzieniem, które gotuje się zawinięte w liście bambusa, oraz pije się xiónghuáng jiǔ (czyt.: siąchłan ciuł), czyli wino ryżowe lub jaglane z dodatkiem sproszkowanego realgaru (czerwonego minerału złożonego głównie z siarczku arsenu). | Chiny | 2009 | |
Washoku – tradycyjna kuchnia japońska celebrowana szczególnie podczas obchodów Nowego Roku | Japonia | 2013 |