French Cuisine Worthy of World Heritage Recognition?


	French Cuisine Worthy of World Heritage Recognition?

Rebecca Ruiz

9-24-2008 10:58 AM

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Rebecca Ruiz says:

Some French chefs, with support from President Nicolas Sarkozy, are spearheading a movement to have French cuisine recognized as a world heritage cuisine by UNESCO. The United Nations body is known for recognizing sites like Machu Picchu, the Great Wall of China, and even storytelling of Kyrgyzstan, but it has yet to recognize a cuisine. Do you think it should?

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9-24-2008 10:08 PM

Brian Caulfield

They ought to make the Hong Kong Flower Lounge in Millbrae a World Heritage Site. Seriously, great Dim Sum.

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