A gastronomia na encruzilhada do turismo: a valorização da cozinha tradicional em São Raimundo Nonato – Piauí

Abstract

This essay is aimed at investigating gastronomy and local culinary tradition as a tool that may improve tourism in the region of São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí. The presence of Serra da Capivara National Park (PSNC), acknowledged as World Heritage by United Nations for Science, Education and Culture (UNESCO), in the region has contributed to a wider visibility for the region tourism. This study proposal for gastronomy related to tourism came up in order to consider traditional knowledge and recognize the value of local wisdom. It has been studied through bibliography, based on discussions about Catering History in the world, Brazil, Piauí and consequently São Raimundo Nonato‟s traditional cuisine through oral intreviews as alternatives to studying and understanding society. Knowing the local contexto, the research problem consists of finding out whether traditional cuisine is acknowledged as São Raimundo Nonato turistc product or not. As a result, we point to the necessity of a wider recognition‟s turistic activity, since such cuisine exists, but little used as turistc offer