Estudio de siete productos andinos cultivados en la comuna Quilloac del cantón Cañar y su aplicación en menús

Abstract

With the conquest and the introduction of foreign products, our eating habits have been modified and they are changing. For this reason, the use of products from our land have been lost which were the main food and indispensable on the table of our ancestors. The recovery of Andean products has been the main basis for the development of this paper through which it is presented a proposal of simple menus based on products such as potatoes, corn, amaranto, quinoa, chicama, zambo, and zapallo. With these products simple dishes have been prepared, also they are nutritious and exquisite to incorporate in our daily diet; through the use of these dishes it peruses to recover the customs that have been lost by the incorporation of processed foods which have a low nutritional value and they are greatly used. Then it is proposed menus that are easily, fast prepared, nutritional and simple is then presented, nutritious and enjoyable.