Berries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia

Abstract Active use of berries in regional cuisines underlines gastronomic specifics of Russia. The present study focuses on three regions of Russian Siberia and establishes that edible berries are numerous there and determine specifics of the regional cuisine rooted into the cultural traditions. Th...

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Autores principales: Vladimir A. Ermolaev, Dmitry A. Ruban, Natalia N. Yashalova
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:44301fd978f84828b92077403ea86de02021-12-05T12:16:41ZBerries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia10.1186/s42779-021-00112-52352-6181https://doaj.org/article/44301fd978f84828b92077403ea86de02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s42779-021-00112-5https://doaj.org/toc/2352-6181Abstract Active use of berries in regional cuisines underlines gastronomic specifics of Russia. The present study focuses on three regions of Russian Siberia and establishes that edible berries are numerous there and determine specifics of the regional cuisine rooted into the cultural traditions. These cultural and gastronomic traditions developed during four centuries by Russian settlers in Siberia who adapted to severe natural conditions, explored new food resources, and interacted with the local peoples. If so, berries and berry products can be regarded as a kind of ethnic food. Modern berries-based tourism (bacatourism) initiatives and, particularly, berry picking and tasting at you-pick farms and raspberry festival are registered on the study territory. Sellers tend to position berry products as typically Siberian, which permits their use as regional, quasi-ethnic souvenirs. Berries determine significant gastronomic attractiveness of Southern Siberia, and further exploitation of this potential can contribute to sustainable development of this vast territory and maintaining its cultural identity within the broad and diverse Russian space.Vladimir A. ErmolaevDmitry A. RubanNatalia N. YashalovaBMCarticleBerry productsCultural developmentEthnic tourismFood tourismRegional foodRussian historyNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENJournal of Ethnic Foods, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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topic Berry products
Cultural development
Ethnic tourism
Food tourism
Regional food
Russian history
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
spellingShingle Berry products
Cultural development
Ethnic tourism
Food tourism
Regional food
Russian history
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
Vladimir A. Ermolaev
Dmitry A. Ruban
Natalia N. Yashalova
Berries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia
description Abstract Active use of berries in regional cuisines underlines gastronomic specifics of Russia. The present study focuses on three regions of Russian Siberia and establishes that edible berries are numerous there and determine specifics of the regional cuisine rooted into the cultural traditions. These cultural and gastronomic traditions developed during four centuries by Russian settlers in Siberia who adapted to severe natural conditions, explored new food resources, and interacted with the local peoples. If so, berries and berry products can be regarded as a kind of ethnic food. Modern berries-based tourism (bacatourism) initiatives and, particularly, berry picking and tasting at you-pick farms and raspberry festival are registered on the study territory. Sellers tend to position berry products as typically Siberian, which permits their use as regional, quasi-ethnic souvenirs. Berries determine significant gastronomic attractiveness of Southern Siberia, and further exploitation of this potential can contribute to sustainable development of this vast territory and maintaining its cultural identity within the broad and diverse Russian space.
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Natalia N. Yashalova
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title Berries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia
title_short Berries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia
title_full Berries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia
title_fullStr Berries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia
title_full_unstemmed Berries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia
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