Leisure Time And Food Memory: An Anthropological Approach To Culinary Tourism In Central Mexico
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Purpose. To analyze how memory and desire influence the configuration of touristactivities related to traditional cuisine.Method. The ethnographic method was used with interviews with key respondentsto obtain the family memories of barbacoa (pit roasted lamb or mutton) producersand consumers. Fifty-five in-depth interviews were conducted, of which 25 werewith barbacoa producers and 30 with consumers. The sample was determined usingthe snowball non-probability method.Findings. It was found that food memory is a determining factor for reproducingthe consumption of traditional food linked to territory. This was confirmed usingcases where barbacoa has been consumed for over three generations, creating closebonds between territories and between consumers and producers, while favoringspaces for recreation and family integration.
Institution: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Language: Polish
Topic: Culinary Culture and Tourism
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2747544352