On December 10, 2025, during the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage taking place in New Delhi, a national nomination of the Republic of Tajikistan “Culture of Sumanak cooking” was adopted and inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, kovar reports citing Tajik MFA information department.

It should be noted that the nomination file was prepared by the Tajikistan National Commission for UNESCO and submitted for the consideration in 2023.