Deputy PM Tajani Serves Risotto in Delhi to Celebrate Italian Cuisine's UNESCO Status

• Italian cuisine received UNESCO "intangible cultural heritage" status on December 11.
• Italian Deputy PM Antonio Tajani celebrated the UNESCO recognition by serving risotto at the Italian Embassy in New Delhi.
• The UNESCO panel meeting that awarded the status to Italian cuisine was held in New Delhi.
• UNESCO recognition is anticipated to boost tourism and help protect Italian cuisine from culinary abuses.
• Italy has several other intangible cultural heritage listings, including opera singing and Neapolitan pizza makers.

Why It Matters: Italian cuisine's UNESCO status boosts tourism and protects its cultural identity.