Ukrainian borscht added to the UNESCO World Heritage List
The traditional Ukrainian dish, borscht, or, to be more precise, the culture of its preparation, has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Like many similar objects, it received the status of "threatened".
It was planned to add the dish to the list in 2023. However, the war in Ukraine has accelerated this procedure, since the bearers of Ukrainian culture were forced to leave their native places, which may affect the frequency of cooking borscht outside Ukraine. Accordingly, it endangers its “existence”.
The UNESCO decision was commented accordingly by the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko. The politician called the victory in the war for borscht "our" victory. Thus, she responded to the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, who had previously stated that cookbooks were banned in Ukraine, and recipes were classified, and that borscht was a manifestation of extremism and Nazism.
The origin of beetroot borscht is Ukrainian. According to many experts, it was from Ukraine that this dish spread to different territories and organically took root there. Names associated with borsch and the technology of its preparation are found in Belarusian, Lithuanian, and Russian cuisines. However, the priority of its creation remains with the Ukrainians.
Today, seven monuments of history and architecture, five objects of intangible heritage have the UNESCO protection status in Ukraine. Among them are the Petrikovskaya painting, the Crimean Tatar national ornament, the song culture of the Cossacks of the Dnieper region.
Recall UNESCO is a United Nations organization that is in charge of education, science and culture. It considers its main goal to promote the strengthening of peace and security by expanding cooperation between states and peoples.
The traditional Ukrainian dish has found its way into various areas of collecting, including Philately. For example, this First Day Envelope with a postage stamp depicting borscht, salo and other appetizers.
It was planned to add the dish to the list in 2023. However, the war in Ukraine has accelerated this procedure, since the bearers of Ukrainian culture were forced to leave their native places, which may affect the frequency of cooking borscht outside Ukraine. Accordingly, it endangers its “existence”.
The UNESCO decision was commented accordingly by the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko. The politician called the victory in the war for borscht "our" victory. Thus, she responded to the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, who had previously stated that cookbooks were banned in Ukraine, and recipes were classified, and that borscht was a manifestation of extremism and Nazism.
The origin of beetroot borscht is Ukrainian. According to many experts, it was from Ukraine that this dish spread to different territories and organically took root there. Names associated with borsch and the technology of its preparation are found in Belarusian, Lithuanian, and Russian cuisines. However, the priority of its creation remains with the Ukrainians.
Today, seven monuments of history and architecture, five objects of intangible heritage have the UNESCO protection status in Ukraine. Among them are the Petrikovskaya painting, the Crimean Tatar national ornament, the song culture of the Cossacks of the Dnieper region.
Recall UNESCO is a United Nations organization that is in charge of education, science and culture. It considers its main goal to promote the strengthening of peace and security by expanding cooperation between states and peoples.
The traditional Ukrainian dish has found its way into various areas of collecting, including Philately. For example, this First Day Envelope with a postage stamp depicting borscht, salo and other appetizers.
