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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Julia ZAPPEI

Could Be Wurst: Vienna Sausage Stands Push For UN Recognition

The fare at Leo's Wuerstelstand, Vienna's oldest operating sausage stand (Credit: AFP)

From top bankers and politicians to students and factory workers, Vienna's popular sausage stands heaving with bratwurst and meaty delicacies are a longstanding cultural legacy they hope to have recognised by UNESCO.

The owners of 15 stands in the Austrian capital have formed a lobbying group and applied last week to have the "Vienna sausage stand culture" inscribed as intangible cultural heritage by the UN agency.

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