01112nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001300043700001600056245012000072300001000192490000700202520074300209022001400952       2011                            d1 aA. Beber1 aR. Menasche00aRural tourism and food, identity and heritage: a look back at the Campos de Cima da Serra Route in nostalgic times.  a87-990 v583 aThis paper aims to promote reflection on rural tourism and its interface with food as a reference point for identity and as a constituent part of intangible cultural heritage (ICH). In this sense, because of its communicative potential - its capacity to express culture and people s lives through methods of preparation, recipes, and meanings - food presents itself to tourists as a product. Data collected from participant observation was supported by indepth interviews carried out with the members of the family that owns the tourism business in question. The analysis points out that food provides evidence of the circumstances of intercultural contact which has left its mark on family rituals, routines of life, values, and history.  a1981-4771