Desarrollo de una guía gastronómica de la provincia de Esmeraldas

Abstract

The goal of this intervention research was to create a gastronomic guide of the province of Esmeraldas. This case study used quantitative analysis through technical cards as instruments, where all the processes, gastronomic techniques, quantities and costs of the fifteen standardized recipes for typical food of Esmeralda were introduced. For this study, a fieldwork research was carried out by visiting several typical restaurants of the cantons of Esmeraldas with the purpose of collecting the data about the gastronomic culture of each place. The focus group method was applied, where a tasting of the proposed dishes took place in order to get to know different opinions on the presentation, aroma, flavor and quality of the product. The validation allowed to tabulate the results obtained by meeting the professors of Gastronomy at the University of Cuenca’s approval. Finally, a gastronomic guide was presented; it contained: A political map of the province, the representative dishes of each area, addresses and phone numbers of the recommended restaurants, means of transport available to facilitate the visit for local and foreign tourists to these food and beverage establishments.