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Ashifa Kassam

Ukrainian borscht recognised by Unesco with entry on to safeguarding list

Bowl of Ukrainian borscht soup
Unesco was careful to describe Ukrainian borscht as a national take on a dish consumed in several countries of the region. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

The UN’s cultural body has added the cooking of Ukrainian borscht to its list of endangered cultural traditions, accepting Ukraine’s petition to fast-track its application following the invasion by neighbouring Russia.

Ukrainian borscht-making “was today inscribed on Unesco’s list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding”, Unesco said in a statement on Friday.

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