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Written by Felix Da Silva (fdasilva@bitnip.com)
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Thursday, 28 February 2008 |
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 President Nicolas Sarkozy is keen to have the country's
trademark dishes protected in the same way as historical and natural sites like
the Great Wall of China and Australia's Barrier Reef.
According to Telegraph, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage
List, created in 1972 to protect historical and natural sites, traditionally
applies to places or geographical areas rather than cultural crafts such as
cooking.
Nicolas Sarkozy has now applied to have delicacies such as foie gras and soufflé added to the
United Nations' World Heritage List.
Mr Sarkozy told a crowd at the inauguration of the annual Paris farm show on
Saturday,
We have the best gastronomy in the world. I have taken the initiative so that France becomes the first country in 2009 to
submit its candidacy to obtain recognition of our gastronomic heritage as part
of World Heritage. UNESCO's current list includes 851 sites including Egypt's ancient pyramids, as
well as French sites including Chartres Cathedral, Mont Saint Michel and the
banks of the river Seine in Paris.
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