On August 1, 2026, a Breads of the Creative Cities Meeting was held in Ipoh, UNESCO Creative City of Music, to explore the city’s contribution to the project. The meeting was hosted by the city’s PORT team. It was attended by Mansoor Lari (ICCCA), representing Lucknow, UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.
At Noor Jahan Bakery, founded in 1910 and run by the same family ever since, more than a century of family tradition was shared, including the kek kelapa, a coconut cake made with the grandmother’s recipe. Artisanal food maker Eyzam Afandy then showed the traditional, fully sustainable preparation of lemang and rendang.
The meeting confirmed the selection of culturally significant foods made with a local flour proposed by the Ipoh team. The city and its two Knowledge Keepers will be included in the 2026 Edition of the project.