Mexico City recognizes sweet bread as Cultural heritage
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Clara Brugada, the head of government in Mexico City, officially recognized traditional sweet bread and the techniques for making it as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The decree, published in the city’s official gazette, acknowledges the cultural and social value of these baked goods and the skills used to create them. While the practice of manufacturing bread came to Mexico with the Spanish, local needs and resources shaped new techniques and a unique cultural system around it.
The introduction of wheat farming led to specialized knowledge in bread making and the formation of an independent, regulated guild of bakers who share a sense of identity that goes beyond commerce. Historical documents show established bakeries and pastry shops existed in what is now Mexico City as early as the period of the Second French Intervention.
The decree points to the variety of sweet breads, including conchas, chilindrinas, and gusanos, and their connection to both everyday life and special celebrations as reasons for protection. The new law intends to preserve the knowledge and practices of traditional sweet bread as a cultural and social symbol by promoting and sharing these values. The Secretariat of Culture will create a plan to protect and publicize this cultural expression, and will add it to the city’s digital heritage platform.
