Rescue of the typical gastronomy of the markets of the valley of Tumbaco

Abstract

This article consolidates the experience that the sellers of the food and beverage area have in the traditional markets of Tumbaco, where over time they acquired gastronomic skills, offering products with delicious and varied flavors to society. There is no doubt, these citizens' representatives are subject to some factors of municipal stuff, as well as social circumstances that could bring profitable or devastating results, affecting directly the development of productive processes. Seen in this way, the group of researchers have considered to keep this information, composed by the versions given by each interviewee, their knowledge and representative preparations. Previously, the researchers had to verify primary and secondary sources, to later focus on obtaining the information, trough getting authorizations from the presidents and representatives of valley’s markets, after that, followed by individual interviews, to get not only their versions but also authorizations to photograph and document everything related to their representative dishes. Daily work and constancy play a fundamental role in these people, added to a poor preparation and personal or familiar decisions, motivated to continue with this economic activity for long years, giving as result to surpass in some cases 40 years, making the same gastronomic preparations in the same sector and in the same infrastructure. Prices, conviviality, confidence and above all the charisma of each seller make it clear that these sectors will remain for long years, hoping that the society take importance of all processes that are generated in these popular sectors and over all documenting these bearings for future generations.