Gastronomía ancestral manabita y el uso de ingredientes locales para la preservación ambiental en la parroquia urbana de Flavio Alfaro, año 2022.

Abstract

The current research project consists of analyzing the ancestral gastronomic existence in the urban parish of the Flavio Alfaro canton and in turn the relationship that it could have with the conservation of the environment, with the general objective of proposing sustainability strategies that allow strengthening the positioning of ancestral gastronomy as a contribution to the tourist development of the urban parish of the canton Flavio Alfaro. The research approach is mixed since we worked with quantitative and qualitative data, methods such as inductive-deductive and observation are used and as techniques to collect data, documentary review, survey and interview are used. Through documentary analysis, it is determined that this parish has a total of 20 establishments dedicated to the provision of legally registered food services. Among them are restaurants, local gastronomic varieties, picanterías, grills, fast food, among others. Likewise, to carry out a diagnosis on the current state of ancestral gastronomic offer and the effect that it has on the parish, visits were made to the field of study to collect information. This is used to elaborate the survey questionnaire, applied to local inhabitants and visitors who visit and consume ancestral dishes. As such, 100 responses are compiled, among the results it is observed that ancestral gastronomy still has great cultural value in the population. However, there are regular criteria on aspects such as compliance and application of sustainability standards and protocols, which must be strengthened to achieve positioning and quality in the service provided in the canton. In this sense, strategies are developed focused on strengthening ancestral gastronomy and how, through it, the natural environment can be preserved. The actions to be implemented are: developing an environmental management plan, awareness campaigns and application of legal and pertinent regulations.