Cultural politics in culinary tourism with ethnic foods

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Lucy M. Long

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Culinary tourism features food as the primary attraction or motivation for travel (Boniface, 2003; Hall & Sharples, 2003; Hjalager & Richards, 2002; Long, 1998, 2004; Quan & Wang, 2004). It is a highly popular and profitable industry in both international and domestic tourism segments and has a significant impact on food-related businesses. The identification, selection, evalua­tion, and interpretation of the cuisines and dishes included in such tourism are issues of power, that is, cultural politics. Who gets to make those selections? Whose recipe is used to represent a culture? Whose definition of the cuisine is presented? Who is considered the authority, by whom, and how did they come to be in that position?

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LONG, L. M. Cultural politics in culinary tourism with ethnic foods. RAE - Revista de Administracao de Empresas , [S. l.], v. 58, n. 3, p. 316–324, 2018. DOI: 10.1590/S0034-759020180313. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/74979. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.
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