Preservación de tradiciones en el ámbito culinario para fortalecer la sustentabilidad turística en Xicotepec mediante la capacitación académica

The project documents the research carried out on the traditional dishes of Xicotepec, because, although it has the name of Magic Town and this encourages tourism, little is the impact it has had for the gastronomic sector, being an attractive a unique gastronomy to those who are looking to know Mexico through its food. A cuisine that, due to the constant migration and globalization, it is being lost little by little, for this, economic entities and inhabitants of different places that prepare food (700 samples) were surveyed, with visits and practices with the traditional cookers of each community. Based on the analysis and interpretation of the information, favorable results were obtained with respect to the cuisine, its ingredients and ways of preparation, and an anecdotal recipe book was prepared in order to train the students of gastronomy of the Technological University of Xicotepec de Juarez, high school students with food training and students of the Centro de Capacitación y Desarrollo (CECADE), in order to promote culinary preservation and interest in local gastronomic research to achieve specialization and improve the preparation of typical dishes of the region in their future work centers.