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traditional Mexican cuisine. Inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage 2010

traditional Mexican cuisine, community culture, ancient and alive - The paradigm of Michoacán

Registered in 2010 on the Representative List Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Country (ies): Mexico

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traditional Mexican cuisine, community culture, ancient and alive - The paradigm of Michoacán © 2006 A.

Rivers / Ministry of Tourism of the State of Michoacan.

traditional Mexican cuisine is a complete cultural model that includes farming, ritual practices, know-how ancient cooking techniques and customs and modes of behavior ancestral community. This has become possible thanks to the participation of the community in traditional food chain: from the planting and harvest of crops to food preparation and tasting of delicacies. The basic elements of the system are: corn, beans and chile, methods of cultivation doozies, such as milpa (rotation crop for corn and other plants, slash and burn the land) and the floating island (islet culture artificial lake areas) and food preparation procedures nixtamalization (husked corn with lime to increase its value nutrient), and special tools such as grinding stones and stone mortars. A staple food products are added indigenous ingredients of different varieties such as tomatoes, pumpkins, avocados, cocoa and vanilla. The Mexican cuisine is elaborate and is full of symbols: the tortillas and tamales daily consumption are also part of the offerings made Day of the Dead. In the State of Michoacán and around Mexico we can find groups of cooks and others practicing the culinary traditions that are dedicated to improving crops and traditional cuisine. Their knowledge and skills are an expression of community identity and social ties can strengthen and consolidate the sense of national identity, regional and local levels. Efforts in Michoacán to preserve traditional cuisine also highlight the importance that it is through sustainable development. Decision 5.COM

6.30 The Committee (...) decide that [this element] Satisfies the criteria for inscription on the Representative List , as FOLLOWS:

• R1: The Mexican cuisine is a fundamental element of cultural identity of communities that practice and passed on from generation to generation.
• R2: The inscription on the Representative may increase the visibility of the intangible cultural heritage and foster respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.
• R3: The safeguard measures now in place and those planned for the future include consultations and research projects and practical training, with support from the State and the communities concerned.
• R4: Those who practice this culinary tradition have participated actively in the process of preparing the bid and have given their free, prior and informed consent.
• R5: The Mexican cuisine is included in the Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mexico administered by the National Council for Culture and the Arts.

Information taken from the site of the Unesco

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