City Of Nawabs In Unescos Creative Cities List For Its Culinary Genius

From the coveted&nbspHyderbadi&nbspBiryani to the spicy&nbspMirch&nbspKa Salan, from the decadent kebabs to the lip smacking Dum&nbspPhukt, the city of&nbspNawabs&nbspis famous for more than just&nbspits medieval&nbsparchitecture and&nbspdiverse culture, it is known for its gastronomic prowess.&nbspTherefore, it doesn&rsquot come as a surprise that Hyderabad has been named as one of the creative cities in the gastronomy category. 

On the occasion of World Cities Day, held on October 31, Unesco released a list of creative cities in various categories including gastronomy, art, music and cinema among others and the magic of the food from the city of royals&nbspseems to have done the trick. Unesco announced Hyderabad as one of the 66 cities&nbspin the list of creative cities from around the world. A beautiful patchwork of Mughal, Turkish and&nbspKakatiya&nbspcuisines,&nbspHyderabadi food&nbspis responsible for the livelihood of 12% of the city&rsquos working population.&nbspThe city has received this title not only for its delectable dishes but also for its home grown ingredients and cooking techniques.&nbspThe richness of flavours, weight of the curries and aromas of the ingredients used were some of the key elements that helped push Hyderabad among the top few countries in the gastronomy category. With a daily chicken consumption of 700 tonnes and 2,000 tonnes during festivals, it goes without saying that Hyderabadi food is nothing short of culinary genius.

Hyderabad was one of the cities named in the list along with 66 others from countries such as Germany, Turkey, Peru,&nbspSouth Africa, China, Indonesia and Cuba among others. Mumbai was also named as one of the creative cities under the film category.&nbspThis list of creative cities aims at encouraging sustainable development goals through innovative thinking and action.

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