Reflections on the Gastronomic Festival and the Construction of “Traditional” Food
Reflections on the Gastronomic Festival and the Construction of “Traditional” Food

Summary/Abstract: In Dobruja, the gastronomic festivals are recent practices, not anchored and not strictly canonized in the festive calendar system, which confirm and consolidate the local or ethnic identity. These events are organized in medium-sized rural or urban settlements, being financially supported by the organizations of minority groups, authorities, ngos, or private entities with tourist interests. The gastronomic festival can be perceived as an augmented, restructured, and multiplied form of the festive meal, undergoing, in an organized frame, processes of spatial-temporal recontextualization, quantitative resizing, qualitative and aesthetic re-evaluation, adjustment of the way of cooking and consumption of certain foods. Following some of the characteristics of the culinary festival, which brings it closer to and distinguishes it from the festive meal, we were able to outline some directions in the construction of “traditional” food.

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