Switzerland has submitted its "Alpine Food Heritage" application to UNESCO, according to the Federal Office of Culture. The aim is to include cheese-making in the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices for Intangible Cultural Heritage. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This project is being carried out in collaboration with France, Italy and Slovenia. This is the first time that Switzerland has coordinated an application for inclusion in the UNESCO Register of Best Practices for Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which recognises exemplary programmes that can inspire other regions of the world. The Alpine food heritage brings together a body of knowledge, practices and techniques relating to food in the mountain regions of the Alps, said the government in a press release on Monday. + Ten Swiss traditions on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list These include, for example, cheese-making at high altitudes, the cultivation of cereals – and ...
