Estudio gastronómico en el cantón Portoviejo, nuevas tendencias alimenticias año 2022.

Abstract

This thesis aims to carry out a gastronomic study in the Portoviejo canton, new food trends in 2022, food culture is important for a place because this aspect is specific to a segment of the population, but several aspects contribute to the changes that occur there, one of which is globalization, the variety of foods in the food market and the different forms of consumption, which indicates different consumption patterns of the same product; Another aspect that could change this is a global shock event such as a pandemic, affecting general lifestyle changes, including eating habits; and we recently saw the Covid-19 pandemic that we experienced in 2020. This study aims to analyze the gastronomy and current food trends in the Portoviejo canton as a result of both world and existing information in Ecuador, and compiling a list of typical dishes which help to fulfill the purpose of the investigation. For this, the mixed research approach was used with a non-experimental design, the sample consisted of 236 people, using the survey and interview as a technique for data collection.