Italy's UNESCO commission on Tuesday
rejected a bid by Italian espresso coffee to get on the UN
body's list of intangible cultural heritage but approved a bid
by Italian opera to get on the list.
The panel chaired by Franco Bernabé said the Italian art of
opera would go forward as candidate to present to the UNESCO
intergovernmental committee for the 2023 cycle.
The rejected coffee bid was for "Italian espresso coffee in
culture, rituals, society and literature in emblematic
communities from Venice to Naples."
There had been high expectations around the espresso bid.
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