Difficulties of accessing food in rural settings |
Structure of meals |
Traditional ways of preparing and consuming food |
Descriptions in meaningful terms (conscious or unconscious) for the interviewees |
Age-related physical and socio-economic limitations |
The central role of the cocido/puchero (traditional stews) and bread |
The matanza (seasonal pig-slaughtering tradition) |
Perception that “everything that is good” is forbidden |
Solutions: Farmers’ markets and self-provisioning strategies (vegetable plots) |
Meal preparation, gender distinction |
Health conditions limit the consumption of certain foods |
Solutions: Farmers’ markets and self-provisioning strategies (vegetable plots) |
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Traditional and new ways of preparing food |
Food acquisition and consumption as socializing spheres |
Some changes are accepted (salt), other are re-interpreted |