LUCKNOW, June 7 -- If all goes to plan, the world will soon know what we - Lucknowites - have always believed: our beloved city serves some of the most mouth-watering delicacies from both sides of the veg-non-veg divide.

The proposal for Creative City Lucknow under the category Gastronomy for Awadhi Cuisine has been submitted to the World Heritage Centre.

Just like Lucknow Chikankari and Banarasi sarees have been awarded a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, efforts along similar lines are on to get a Unesco tag for Lucknow's sumptuous dishes.

"Lucknow has been nominated from India for Unesco Creative City for Gastronomy. We have to provide some more data by June end, following which Unesco authorities may visit to verify our claims.

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