La comida y la familia en el Distrito Biolley: algunas recetas de las familias y su aporte en la gastronomía local: Olores y sabores que trascienden
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2023-07
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Ureña Quirós, Jimmy
Serracín Loría, Angela
Villafuerte Mendoza, Guiselle
Batista Santos, Brunilda
Arias Rodríguez, María
Quirós Montoya, Laura
Carrasco, Diómedes
Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Sede Regional Brunca. Centro de Investigación, Investigación, Extensión y Producción (CIDEP-SRB)
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Una vez que se hizo la reunión para comenzar la reconstrucción histórica colectiva del distrito Biolley con base en objetos, algunos participantes comentaron sobre continuar la narrativa, pero esta vez con los olores y sabores de las comidas que acompañan el diario vivir de la gente local. Por medio del compartir una receta y la preparación se podía rescatar aspectos vivenciales y de la historia de las familias en el distrito Biolley, perteneciente al cantón Buenos Aires, provincia de Puntarenas. Y así se hizo. En una tarde de 12 de octubre de 2022, un poco lluviosa, los invitados convergieron en la casa de la familia Villafuerte, en la comunidad El Campo. Todos los presentadores de receta no solo debían contar una historia, sino también traer preparada la comida de manera que los asistentes pudieran tener la oportunidad de degustarla y disfrutarla. No se trató de seguir una receta con ingredientes medidos, utensilios utilizados, temperatura o tiempo de cocción. Más bien fueron generalidades surgidas de una conversación espontánea, en donde ingredientes como el ajo, el apio, la cebolla, el chile dulce u otro se resumían en una frase corta “se agregan los olores”, y luego se continuaba la narrativa. Al final, la comida es la que convoca, pero en ese proceso de conversación y compartir surgieron recuerdos que hacen del encuentro un espacio dialógico de saberes, emociones y formas de vida. En un tiempo corto se conoció de vivencias, de presentes y proyecciones hacia un tiempo que se valora más después de la experiencia de estar aislados por una pandemia como las que nos afectó. La comida en sí integra diferentes texturas, sabores, olores o colores. La comida se sirve, se disfruta, pero como en toda buena comida es la conversación que fluye, son las vivencias y las emociones la que las hace trascendentes. En esta versión escrita se respetan las formas de expresión de las personas que narran y se editaron solo palabras repetidas. En cuanto a las comidas, es frecuente la pregunta sobre el tal o cual platillo “típico” de un lugar geográfico determinado, y se intenta clasificar a ese lugar por ese algo único. En las historias de las comidas del distrito Biolley quedó en evidencia que es la heterogeneidad lo que le caracteriza. En las comidas se refleja esa integración de ingredientes, olores, sabores del origen de las familias, en el norte de Panamá, en el norte, centro o sur de Costa Rica (en otra jornada se incluirá las familias provenientes de México, Nicaragua e Italia y su aporte en la cultura de las comidas en el distrito Biolley). En Biolley se prepara y se sirve de “todo” y eso está bien. La comida refleja también los tiempos difíciles que pasaron las familias, y como las personas adaptaron sus prácticas alimentarias a lo que se encontraba disponible, fuera para la comida diaria de una familia extensa o fuera para realizar un viaje de varios días en la venta de una cosecha en otros pueblos. En esta oportunidad, la comida convocó y acercó más a los que por unas horas compartimos una mesa en esa lluviosa tarde.
Once the meeting was held to begin the collective historical reconstruction of the Biolley district based on objects, some participants commented on continuing the narrative, but this time with the smells and flavors of the foods that accompany the daily life of the local people. Through the sharing of a recipe and its preparation, we could rescue experiential aspects and the history of the families in the Biolley district, belonging to the canton of Buenos Aires, province of Puntarenas. And so it was done. On a rainy afternoon of October 12, 2022, the guests gathered at the Villafuerte family's house in the community of El Campo. All the recipe presenters not only had to tell a story, but also bring the food prepared in such a way that the attendees could have the opportunity to taste and enjoy it. It was not a matter of following a recipe with measured ingredients, utensils used, temperature or cooking time. Rather, they were generalities arising from spontaneous conversation, where ingredients such as garlic, celery, onion, sweet chili or other were summed up in a short phrase "the smells are added", and then the narrative continued. In the end, the food is the one that summons, but in this process of conversation and sharing, memories emerged that make the meeting a dialogic space of knowledge, emotions and ways of life. In a short time we learned about experiences, about the present and projections towards a time that is more valuable after the experience of being isolated by a pandemic like the ones that affected us. The food itself integrates different textures, flavors, smells or colors. The food is served, it is enjoyed, but as in all good food it is the conversation that flows, it is the experiences and emotions that make it transcendent. In this written version, the forms of expression of the people who narrate are respected and only repeated words have been edited. As far as food is concerned, it is common to ask about the "typical" dish of a certain geographical place, and an attempt is made to classify that place by that something unique. In the stories of the meals in the Biolley district, it became evident that it is the heterogeneity that characterizes it. The meals reflect the integration of ingredients, smells and flavors of the origin of the families, in the north of Panama, in the north, center or south of Costa Rica (another day will include the families from Mexico, Nicaragua and Italy and their contribution to the culture of the meals in the Biolley district). In Biolley "everything" is prepared and served, and that is fine. The food also reflects the hard times that families went through, and how people adapted their food practices to what was available, whether it was for a daily meal for an extended family or whether it was for a multi-day trip to sell a harvest in other towns. On this occasion, the food brought together and brought closer those of us who shared a table for a few hours on that rainy afternoon.
Once the meeting was held to begin the collective historical reconstruction of the Biolley district based on objects, some participants commented on continuing the narrative, but this time with the smells and flavors of the foods that accompany the daily life of the local people. Through the sharing of a recipe and its preparation, we could rescue experiential aspects and the history of the families in the Biolley district, belonging to the canton of Buenos Aires, province of Puntarenas. And so it was done. On a rainy afternoon of October 12, 2022, the guests gathered at the Villafuerte family's house in the community of El Campo. All the recipe presenters not only had to tell a story, but also bring the food prepared in such a way that the attendees could have the opportunity to taste and enjoy it. It was not a matter of following a recipe with measured ingredients, utensils used, temperature or cooking time. Rather, they were generalities arising from spontaneous conversation, where ingredients such as garlic, celery, onion, sweet chili or other were summed up in a short phrase "the smells are added", and then the narrative continued. In the end, the food is the one that summons, but in this process of conversation and sharing, memories emerged that make the meeting a dialogic space of knowledge, emotions and ways of life. In a short time we learned about experiences, about the present and projections towards a time that is more valuable after the experience of being isolated by a pandemic like the ones that affected us. The food itself integrates different textures, flavors, smells or colors. The food is served, it is enjoyed, but as in all good food it is the conversation that flows, it is the experiences and emotions that make it transcendent. In this written version, the forms of expression of the people who narrate are respected and only repeated words have been edited. As far as food is concerned, it is common to ask about the "typical" dish of a certain geographical place, and an attempt is made to classify that place by that something unique. In the stories of the meals in the Biolley district, it became evident that it is the heterogeneity that characterizes it. The meals reflect the integration of ingredients, smells and flavors of the origin of the families, in the north of Panama, in the north, center or south of Costa Rica (another day will include the families from Mexico, Nicaragua and Italy and their contribution to the culture of the meals in the Biolley district). In Biolley "everything" is prepared and served, and that is fine. The food also reflects the hard times that families went through, and how people adapted their food practices to what was available, whether it was for a daily meal for an extended family or whether it was for a multi-day trip to sell a harvest in other towns. On this occasion, the food brought together and brought closer those of us who shared a table for a few hours on that rainy afternoon.
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GASTRONOMÍA, COSTUMBRES Y TRADICIONES, IDENTIDAD CULTURAL, EXTENSIÓN, DESARROLLO RURAL, GASTRONOMY, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, CULTURAL IDENTITY, EXTENSION, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, BUENOS AIRES (PUNTARENAS)