Gastronomia tradizionale uguale sviluppo locale? I limiti di un’equazione: il caso degli agnolotti in Piemonte

Traditional food is a resource for local development. This is a common thesis in public, international debate. In a context of overall impoverishment of the rural communities, it suggests a bright future for those communities that embrace the mantra. This paper tackles the thesis, presenting a vivi...

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Main Author: Michele Fontefrancesco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CLUEB 2018-09-01
Series:EtnoAntropologia
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Online Access:https://rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/281
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description Traditional food is a resource for local development. This is a common thesis in public, international debate. In a context of overall impoverishment of the rural communities, it suggests a bright future for those communities that embrace the mantra. This paper tackles the thesis, presenting a vivid ethnography of Southern Piedmont (Italy) foodscape. Focusing on the ethnographic research concerning the gastronomy of agnolotti, a traditional kind of ravioli, it points out the limits of the actual economic contribution that the revival of traditional gastronomy. However, it highlights the positive impact in matter of social and cultural cohesion that the revival and promotion of food traditions can have on the local level.
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spelling doaj.art-1dcdf33e9ca544dabe2485cd53fcfd722023-02-12T19:08:19ZengCLUEBEtnoAntropologia2284-01762018-09-0161Gastronomia tradizionale uguale sviluppo locale? I limiti di un’equazione: il caso degli agnolotti in PiemonteMichele Fontefrancesco0Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo Bra (CN) Traditional food is a resource for local development. This is a common thesis in public, international debate. In a context of overall impoverishment of the rural communities, it suggests a bright future for those communities that embrace the mantra. This paper tackles the thesis, presenting a vivid ethnography of Southern Piedmont (Italy) foodscape. Focusing on the ethnographic research concerning the gastronomy of agnolotti, a traditional kind of ravioli, it points out the limits of the actual economic contribution that the revival of traditional gastronomy. However, it highlights the positive impact in matter of social and cultural cohesion that the revival and promotion of food traditions can have on the local level. https://rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/281Foodlocal developmentItalyembeddednessvalue chain
spellingShingle Michele Fontefrancesco
Gastronomia tradizionale uguale sviluppo locale? I limiti di un’equazione: il caso degli agnolotti in Piemonte
EtnoAntropologia
Food
local development
Italy
embeddedness
value chain
title Gastronomia tradizionale uguale sviluppo locale? I limiti di un’equazione: il caso degli agnolotti in Piemonte
title_full Gastronomia tradizionale uguale sviluppo locale? I limiti di un’equazione: il caso degli agnolotti in Piemonte
title_fullStr Gastronomia tradizionale uguale sviluppo locale? I limiti di un’equazione: il caso degli agnolotti in Piemonte
title_full_unstemmed Gastronomia tradizionale uguale sviluppo locale? I limiti di un’equazione: il caso degli agnolotti in Piemonte
title_short Gastronomia tradizionale uguale sviluppo locale? I limiti di un’equazione: il caso degli agnolotti in Piemonte
title_sort gastronomia tradizionale uguale sviluppo locale i limiti di un equazione il caso degli agnolotti in piemonte
topic Food
local development
Italy
embeddedness
value chain
url https://rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/281
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