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Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

Italy seeks Unesco heritage status for espresso coffee

Man holding cup of espresso coffee, personal perspective view
The espresso market is worth more than €4bn a year. Photograph: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images

Italy is to apply for Unesco status for espresso coffee, claiming it is “much more than a simple drink”.

It follows the art of the Neapolitan pizza-maker being added to the UN agency’s list of the world’s intangible heritage in 2017 as Italy aims to secure the worldwide status for another of its successful symbols.

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