Hyderabad Wins UNESCO¡¯s ¡®Creative City For Gastronomy¡¯, All Thanks To The Magic Of Biryani & Haleem
Hyderabad made it to the UNESCO network of creative cities under the gastronomy category. Mumbai and Hyderabad have been included in its network of Creative Cities Gastronomy provides direct and indirect livelihood to about 12 per cent of the citys working population. Hyderabad consumes about 700 tonnes of chicken every day and 2000 tonnes during festivals.
Hyderabad just made it to the UNESCO network of creative cities under the gastronomy category.
On the occasion of World Cities Day 2019, UNESCO had announced that Mumbai and Hyderabad have been included in its network of Creative Cities. Gastronomy provides direct and indirect livelihood to about 12 per cent of the city's working population.
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Food historians, critics, and chefs across the country agreed that Hyderabad deserved the accolade not just for the varied range of dishes that it has to offer, but also for its use of home-grown ingredients and its cooking techniques.
Hyderabad is a "melting pot of northern influences and southern flavours", said Delhi Taj Mahal Hotel's executive chef, Arun Sundararaj.
Glad to announce that Hyderabad is selected as @UNESCO CREATIVE CITY in Gastronomy category, on the occasion of World Cities Day today. It¡¯s among the 2 cities from India in list of 66 cities, other being Mumbai in Film category.
¡ª KTR (@KTRTRS) October 31, 2019
Great effort @arvindkumar_ias & Maud team ? https://t.co/3iotAdnyOP
Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, K.T. Rama Rao shared the good news on his Twitter handle.
According to The Hindu, Hyderabad consumes about 700 tonnes of chicken every day and 2,000 tonnes during festivals. These figures probably played a major role in bringing Hyderabad to the top of the list.
Hyderabadi cuisine has borrowed from other culinary cultures like those of Mughals and evolved over the years, with the use of local ingredients, K.T. Rama Rao said.
"The characteristic ingredients or spices of the cuisine include curry leaves, ginger, chilli, tamarind, and all local seasonal vegetables."
"Compared to the curries in northern India, which are lighter and smoother due to the use of pistachios or cashew, Hyderabadi curries are heavier because they often use 'khus khus', coconut or peanuts," Sundararaj told PTI.
Here's what Twitter had to say about it:
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¡ª UNESCO (@UNESCO) October 31, 2019
66 cities join the @UNESCO #CreativeCities Network.
Wanna know which ones are these?
Find out here ?https://t.co/oSFM0Vms2F
?#WorldCitiesDay #UCCN pic.twitter.com/wvklyox2UL
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My hometown #Hyderabad is on this list for ¡°Gastronomy¡± . Time to celebrate with biryani! #workdcitiesday #CreativeCities @UNESCO ? https://t.co/t5gJWaWGmI
¡ª Gautami (@GautamiPalanki) October 31, 2019
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Wow! Thought this could be one of those fake WhatsApp forwards that do the rounds, but looks like it's actually the real deal! CHEERS to #Hyderabad #HyderabadiCuisine, and its custodians! Go treat yourself to something beyond a regular biryani today ? #UNESCO #butrealdeal pic.twitter.com/hh9zKq3crK
¡ª Ashish Chowdhury (@ash_chowder) November 1, 2019
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Congratulations #Hyderabadis
¡ª Swachh Hyderabad? (@swachhhyd) October 31, 2019
Hyderabad is selected as @UNESCO CREATIVE CITY in Gastronomy category, on the occasion of #WorldCitiesDay today.#Charminar#Biryani#Haleem #AnnapurnaMeals #Idly#Dosa#IraniChai #OsmaniaBiscuit ........ @KTRTRS @arvindkumar_ias @musharraf_ias pic.twitter.com/dckjohWOOX
#5
Congratulations Hyderabad! we are now in the list of @UNESCO creative cities network in Gastronomy category. I feel its fitting gesture, as we, Hyderabadis practicing best.@KTRTRS @arvindkumar_ias @GHMCOnline @TelanganaCMO pic.twitter.com/ZuHUBowsK5
¡ª BonthuRammohan,Mayor (@bonthurammohan) October 31, 2019
The city's cuisine is extremely "evolved and intensive in taste", said Corporate Chef, ITC Hotels and Welcome Hotel, Manisha Bhasin. She said the Hyderabadi blend of spices cannot be found anywhere else in India.
Besides elementary spices like ginger and tamarind, what renders the cuisine its unique flavour are ingredients like 'ambada', a sour leafy plant sorrel, dry roasted coconut and saffron.
Hyderabad was among the 66 cities named by the UNESCO, in the list of new Creative Cities, which aims at pushing Sustainable Development Goals through innovative thinking and action.
