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Naples’ pizza twirling joined UNESCO’s list of "intangible heritage" today, securing the coveted status alongside a host of cultural treasures including a Saudi artfrom traditionally practiced only by women. The art of ‘pizzaiuolo’ — which has been handed down for generations in the southern Italian city — was given the nod by the UN cultural body’s World Heritage Committee, who met on the South Korean island of Jeju. It comes after some two million people joined a petition to support Naples’ application, according to Sergio Miccu, head of the Association of Neapolitan Pizzaiuoli — no doubt buoyed by his offer of complimentary pizza if the age-old culinary tradition joined the prestigious list. (Reuters Photo)
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The custom goes far beyond the pizzaiuolo’s spectacular handling of the dough — hurling it into the air in order to "oxygenate" it — to include songs and stories that have turned pizza-making into a time-honoured social ritual. (Reuters Photo)
Archetypal Neapolitan pizza has a relatively thin crust with the exception of the rim, which, when baked, bloats like a tiny bicycle tire.(Reuters Photo) 
It is made in a wood-burning brick oven and has two classic versions.(Reuters Photo) 
First one is Marinara which has toppings of tomato, garlic, oregano and oil.(Reuters Photo) 
And second one is, Margherita (tomato, mozzarella, oil and basil), giving it the red, white and green colors of the Italian flag. (AP Photo) -
Tradition holds that the Margherita pizza was created in 1889 by a local chef in honor of Queen Margherita, who was visiting Naples, south of Rome on Italy’s Tyrrhenian coast.(Reuters Photo)
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As pizza has become a favorite dish around the world, foreign innovations in toppings have often left Italians perplexed and aghast.(Reuters Photo)
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Thirty-four candidates were seeking to join the list of intangible heritage, created in 2003 mainly to raise awareness, although UNESCO also sometimes offers financial or technical support to countries struggling to protect their traditions. (AP Photo)
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The art of ‘pizzaiuolo’ — which has been handed down for generations in the southern Italian city — was given the nod by the UN cultural body’s World Heritage Committee, who met on the South Korean island of Jeju. (AP Photo)
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