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标题：ALIMENTAÇÃO INDÍGENA NA AMÉRICA LATINA: COMIDA INVISÍVEL, COMIDA DE POBRES OU PATRIMÔNIO CULINÁRIO?
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作者：Esther Katz
期刊名称：Espaço Ameríndio
印刷版ISSN：1982-6524
出版年度：2009
卷号：03
期号：01
出版社：Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
摘要：In each Latin American country, indigenous food is perceived in a different way. In some cases, it is merely ignored. Sometimes, indigenous food elements have been integrated in the national food model. In countries like Mexico or Peru, these aspects have been valued, yet, at the same time, the food of present-day Indians is despised. With case studies from Mexico (the Mixtec highlands in the State of Oaxaca) and the Brazilian Amazon (Rio Negro, State of Amazonas), we will analyze how the indigenous diets of these regions are perceived, through two points of view, from inside and from outside. The study of their characteristics shows that even though Indians live in precarious situations (like the case of the Mixtecs), their diets are based on a wide and diverse use of the natural resources, as well as complex techniques of food processing. This analysis will lead us to discuss whether these diets may be considered as a culinary heritage.
关键词：Indians; food; heritage.