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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Spain launched a drive Monday to win European support for a bid to include the traditional Mediterranean diet on a U.N. list of protected world cultural treasures.
Spanish officials say the cuisine based on olive oil, fish and vegetables should be the first diet on the UNESCO list of traditions, festivals, rituals and crafts from around the world which the U.N. body certifies as part of a unique cultural heritage.
No diets are currently on the list, but Spain quickly received backing from its Iberian neighbor, Portugal.
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