The cooking of borsch in Ukraine is now part of the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The UN cultural agency says its decision does not"imply exclusivity, nor ownership" but"recognizes the social and cultural importance of Borscht cooking amongst Ukrainians".Source:Ukraine claimed victory in an age-old culinary dispute with Russia after the United Nations' cultural agency placed a traditional beetroot soup on its list of protected Ukrainian cultural heritage.
"Our borshch does not need protection, but is subject to immediate and complete destruction in a bowl," Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram.READ MORE UNESCO said the listing "does not imply exclusivity, nor ownership, of the heritage concerned but "recognizes the social and cultural importance of Borscht cooking amongst Ukrainians."
decision represented a win over Moscow, especially significant in the fifth month of a bloody full-scale war.
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