Naples, December 7 Proud pizza-makers and eaters in Italian city of Naples were so sure their historical speciality would win UNESCO heritage status that they were pounding the dough and chewing it up in celebration even before the distinction was announced today. “After 250 years waiting, the pizza is UNESCO heritage! Congratulations Naples!” cried ‘pizzaiuolo’, or Neapolitan pizza maker, Enzo Coccia, as crowds in the street outside the Sorbillo pizzeria erupted into cheers. It didn’t matter that cultural body’s World Heritage Committee was still hours away from declaring it ‘intangible heritage’: For these specialists, there was no chance the world-famous dish could lose. Ahead of...
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