Fada Al_Bazy
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Fada Al_Bazy
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أجراس الكنائس قُرعت ترحيباً بعودة المسيحيين اليها من جديد .. بالصور 500 سيدة من بغديدا يصلون لاجراء جولة في كنائس مدينة الموصل برحلة تحمل عنوان "ملتقى المراة السريانية" بقيادة الاب روني .. #العراق #بغداد














Greece is stepping up its gastronomic diplomacy by pushing for UNESCO recognition of patsas, its beloved tripe soup, sparking a heated debate with Turkey over the dish’s origins. Labeled by many as a quintessential late‑night hangover cure in Thessaloniki and beyond, patsas is now at the center of a soft‑power battle rooted in shared Ottoman and Balkan food traditions. A Greek restaurateur from Thessaloniki has spearheaded a dossier to submit patsas as a unique expression of local food culture, aiming first for inclusion in Greece’s national inventory and then for a place on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Greek advocates argue that the way patsas is prepared and consumed in the city—often late at night, in bustling street‑food scenes—reflects a distinct social tradition that deserves protection. Turkish voices strongly contest that narrative, pointing to centuries‑old Ottoman records and popular culinary histories that describe işkembe çorbası as a staple of Turkish street food. They emphasize that the name “patsas” itself comes from the Turkish word paça, traditionally used for sheep’s trotters, and view the UNESCO move as an attempt to rebrand a shared dish as purely Greek. The quarrel over patsas mirrors older disputes about yogurt, baklava, and other foods that cross borders, revealing how cuisine can become a battleground for national identity. While both sides acknowledge overlapping culinary roots, the UNESCO bid has turned a humble bowl of tripe soup into a symbol of a much larger contest over heritage, memory, and who gets to claim the flavours of the Eastern Mediterranean. © Greece High Definition #archaeohistories








