Italian Cuisine Recognised by UNESCO and Why This Matters to Us
Italian Cuisine Recognised by UNESCO and Why This Matters to Us
Italian food has never just been about what’s on the plate.
It’s about people, memories and moments shared around the table.
A Sunday lunch that runs longer than planned.
A coffee taken standing at the bar.
A recipe passed down because “that’s how nonna always did it”.
That’s why the recent news feels so special.
UNESCO has officially recognised Italian cuisine as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
Not a single dish or region, but the whole way of cooking, eating and living that sits at the heart of Italian culture.
More Than Food
This recognition is about the rituals.
Shopping little and often.
Cooking with the seasons.
Sitting down together.
Taking time.
Italian food is valued not because it is complicated, but because it is deeply rooted in everyday life. It connects generations and brings people together in a way few cuisines do.
Why This Matters to Us
Here at Italia Solutions, this news genuinely made us smile.
What UNESCO has recognised is exactly what our customers talk to us about every day.
The biscuits they grew up with.
The pasta shape they haven’t seen since childhood holidays.
The olive oil that tastes like summers in Italy.
We didn’t start this shop to follow all the latest trends. We started it because people missed those flavours and the feelings that came with them.
Keeping Traditions Alive
From our small Sussex warehouse shop to homes all over the UK, Italian food is a way of keeping traditions alive.
Sometimes that’s through a proper espresso in a moka pot.
Sometimes it’s a simple bowl of pasta made the way it always has been.
And sometimes it’s just opening a packet and being transported somewhere familiar.
Seeing Italian cuisine recognised in this way feels like a quiet celebration of something we already know.
Good food matters.
Shared food matters even more.
We’re proud to play a small part in keeping that heritage alive, one kitchen, and one home at a time.
Buon appetito
Anita and the team at Italia Solutions