Estudio de la cultura gastronómica ancestral de la comunidad Pungal San Pedro, cantón Guano, provincia de Chimborazo, 2020

Abstract

Through the ethnographic classification, a study of the ancestral gastronomic culture of the Pungal Community was carried out located in San Pedro of the Guano Canton, Chimborazo Province, knowing the most representative dishes made in their activities. San Pedro is one of the most important parties that take place in the Pungal Community in July of each year. In the research, the qualitative method was applied through surveys and interviews with the inhabitants of the Community to establish the agricultural products, gastronomy and the most important festivities of the area, among the most representative dishes: guinea pig with potatoes, pork fry, chicken soup, bread in the wood oven, corn tortillas, and Jora chicha, while the Community's dishes are pumpkin tortillas and capulí chicha. It was possible to create a web page with important information about the Community, its location, recipes, and festivities, agricultural products with the aim that this page is visited by any user and can learn about it. It can be concluded that it was possible to learn about the ancestral gastronomic culture of the Community through the dishes and the techniques used to prepare them. And it was recommended to disseminate this study to provide more information to carry out more research on the Community.