TY - CPAPER
KW - cultural heritage
KW - Tourism
KW - Cooking
KW - Gastronomic
AU - Francisco Torres-Onate
AU - Maria Viteri
AU - Ruth Infante-Paredes
AU - Samantha Donato-Moreira
AU - Raul Tamayo-Soria
AU - Marcelo Nunez-Espinoza
AB - The act of eating meets the biological need to ingest nutrients that can sustain the life of the organism. The type of food ingested has defined the evolution and habits over time allowing us to know products and cooking techniques of food. The settlement of man and his and her subsequent physical inactivity gave way to heritage cooking within a given area as the cultural manifestation and simultaneously represents the wealth of the land which produces the raw material as a product of tradition Indian-mestizo of the agro centrism. In the city of Ambato, gastronomic qualities have been studied from the tourist’s perspective or hospitality industry; however, they are important in the tourist motivation when choosing a destination to spend leisure time. The objective of this study is to present an analysis of the supply and demand of dishes that are considered heritage cuisines in the city of Ambato. Results were obtained with field research using records of registration and inventory of the intangible cultural heritage. The authors came to the conclusion that the level of tourist satisfaction is increased if a destination has heritage cooking that is a historical reference and above all if the flavors carry a legacy of knowledge of the culture of a society.
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-10804-5_11
LA - English
N1 - Journal Abbreviation: Adv. Sci. Tech. Inno. Pages: 114 Publication Title: Adv. Sci. Tech. Inno.
N2 - The act of eating meets the biological need to ingest nutrients that can sustain the life of the organism. The type of food ingested has defined the evolution and habits over time allowing us to know products and cooking techniques of food. The settlement of man and his and her subsequent physical inactivity gave way to heritage cooking within a given area as the cultural manifestation and simultaneously represents the wealth of the land which produces the raw material as a product of tradition Indian-mestizo of the agro centrism. In the city of Ambato, gastronomic qualities have been studied from the tourist’s perspective or hospitality industry; however, they are important in the tourist motivation when choosing a destination to spend leisure time. The objective of this study is to present an analysis of the supply and demand of dishes that are considered heritage cuisines in the city of Ambato. Results were obtained with field research using records of registration and inventory of the intangible cultural heritage. The authors came to the conclusion that the level of tourist satisfaction is increased if a destination has heritage cooking that is a historical reference and above all if the flavors carry a legacy of knowledge of the culture of a society.
PB - Springer Nature
PY - 2019
SN - 25228714 (ISSN)
SP - 109
EP - 114
TI - Heritage Cooking as Tourist Motivation: Ambato Case Study
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85098005211&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-030-10804-5_11&partnerID=40&md5=ef4c61d24c38fd9448bcdee011dcf027
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