Costumbres y tradiciones culinarias de la parroquia Honorato Vásquez, provincia de Manabí como parte de su patrimonio cultural

Abstract

The objective of this ethnographic work was to investigate the customs and cooking traditions of Honorato Vázquez parish, Manabí Province, as part of its cultural heritage. An applied research method was used since the culinary culture and tradition is disappearing in the province. A bibliographic approach was also employed, collecting information from books, web sites projects local magazines. Additionally, a theoretical method allowed to support the compiled information. The empirical method is one of the most important because most people in the parish possess ancestral knowledge. Seventy-one survey-questionnaires and sixty-six interviews were applied obtaining reliable results favoring the standardization of recipes. According to the results, this zone’s culture and tradition culinary are disappearing such is the case of the “claustro” (cloister) during Easter; inhabitants thought that the Devil would abduct the people that remained outdoors. Fifteen traditional recipes from Honorato Vasquez parish were obtained: Viche de camaron de rio (sweet water crawfish soup), caldo and estofado de gallina criolla (out-farm chicken soup and casserole), cortadito de yuca, sopa de pescado asoleado (sundried-fish soup), caldo de quilla de puerco con habas, Hornado de mondongo y patas, hornado de cabeza de cerdo (roasted pig head), majada, tonga de gallina criolla, tambores de yuca, greñoso, natilla y menestra de sangre de gallina. Once the recipes were obtained, the different cooking methods, cooking times, ingredients, preparation, portion sizes and price were determined. After the completion of this research work, it was concluded that the Honorato Vásquez is a village full of culture and culinary tradition where local produce is used, and animals are raised by the town’s inhabitants. Finally, a digital magazine, which will be distributed within the parish for the use of its inhabitants, was designed.