Patrimonio gastronómico de Guayatá

Abstract

This project is related to the development of a monograph whose main objective was to recognize the gastronomic heritage of the municipality of Guayatá, Boyacá from the economic, geographical and cultural aspects. Information was collected through the use of the fieldwork tool from an exploratory perspective to document in a written way the traditions and knowledge that are the legacy of the culture of the municipality, also through the elaboration of a survey and an observatory contact it was possible to extract the most assertive information possible. It was confirmed that the main gastronomic cultural attraction of the municipality of Guayatá is the festival of the mogolla, the coffee and the arepas which takes place in the month of August, in which the tradition and flavor of the town is evident. Where its inhabitants show with pride and sense of belonging these products. So much so that these preparations have a sculpture in the main park of the municipality. It was possible to conclude that in the preparation of the main amasijos of the municipality of Guayatá, Boyacá the methods and techniques used are of ancestral type, which were taught by their ancestors, which is a legacy of oral and cultural type transmitted from generation to generation.