Propuesta de desarrollo de una ruta gastronómica-religiosa en el centro histórico de Cuenca

Abstract

The traditional recipes associated with the Catholic religion become part of the cultural treasure of the city, while revealing their uses, knowledge, traditions, and memories. In doing so, they arouse great interest in the development of this project, whose main objective is to highlight the importance of preserving and promoting these gastronomic roots.In this way, these elements can be taken advantage of in the form of cultural tourism alternatives.

Such products are part of a sociocultural process that has made it possible to know how society has changed throughout time, and are the result of local production. This is why they are considered an essential point to be known, tasted and applied in recipes of easy access. For the development of this project, interviews with local historians, experts in local gastronomy, and religious entities will be made in order to collect complementary information in addition to bibliographic revisions.

It is extremely important to mention that many of these recipes, which are part of the local heritage, had disappeared with the passage of time. For this reason, the elaboration of a culinary-religious route in the historic downtown area of Cuenca will foment the safeguard of this immaterial heritage, and spread the knowledge of these products and traditional flavors to tourists that visit the city.