Tucson has been recognized globally for its food scene.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization selected Tucson as the first city in North America (along with Ensenada, Mexico) to earn a Worldwide City of Gastronomy designation Friday morning, says the organization's website.
Here are the 47 cities selected this year (from the organization's website):
"Adelaide (Australia) – Music
Al-Ahsa (Saudi Arabia) – Crafts and Folk Art
Austin (United States of America) – Media Arts
Baghdad (Iraq) – Literature
Bamiyan (Afghanistan) – Crafts and Folk Art
Bandung (Indonesia) – Design
Barcelona (Spain) – Literature
Belém (Brazil) – Gastronomy
Bergen (Norway) – Gastronomy
Bitola (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) – Film
Budapest (Hungary) – Design
Burgos (Spain) – Gastronomy
Dénia (Spain) – Gastronomy
Detroit (United States of America) – Design
Durán (Ecuador) – Crafts and Folk Art
Ensenada (Mexico) – Gastronomy
Gaziantep (Turkey) – Gastronomy
Idanha-a-Nova (Portugal) – Music
Isfahan (Iran [Islamic Republic of]) – Crafts and Folk Art
Jaipur (India) – Crafts and Folk Art
Katowice (Poland) – Music
Kaunas (Lithuania) – Design
Kingston (Jamaica) – Music
Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) – Music
Liverpool (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) – Music
Ljubljana (Slovenia) – Literature
Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo) – Crafts and Folk Art
Lviv (Ukraine) – Literature
Medellín (Colombia) – Music
Montevideo (Uruguay) – Literature
Nottingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) – Literature
Óbidos (Portugal) – Literature
Parma (Italy) – Gastronomy
Phuket (Thailand) – Gastronomy
Puebla (Mexico) – Design
Rasht (Iran [Islamic Republic of]) – Gastronomy
Rome (Italy) – Film
Salvador (Brazil) – Music
San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico) – Crafts and Folk Art
Santos (Brazil) – Film
Sasayama (Japan) – Crafts and Folk Art
Singapore (Singapore) – Design
Tartu (Estonia) – Literature
Tongyeong (Republic of Korea) – Music
Tucson (United States of America) – Gastronomy
Ulyanovsk (Russian Federation) – Literature
Varanasi (India) – Music"
