Story and knowledge of local wisdom food for gastronomy cultural tourism in Trat province

Abstract

This research aimed to synthesis the story and knowledge of local wisdom raw materials of food for gastronomy tourism. The research methodology is quality research by in-depth interview, participate observation, focus group and knowledge synthesis. Additionally, the purposive sampling was used in Borai district and Klong Yai district, Trat province. The results found that (1) the environment of this district is the rainforest, in addition, the important raw material plants are ginger, galangal, rush elephant banana and bamboo. Furthermore, the example of tourist attraction is Khao Salat Dai waterfall, Namtok Khlong Kaeo nation park at Ban Chang Thun and Ban Chang Thun environment museum. Mairood Community Khlong Yai District is a coastal community. The community is aware of natural resources, the conservation of local fisheries and fishermanship beliefs, including the establishment of a blue crab bank. (2) For local wisdom food were elephant banana and chicken red curry served with coconut flavored sticky rice wrapped with Lum-pang leaf of Chong people in Ban Chang Thun and Bánh đúc which is the dessert of Klong Yai subdistrict, Klong Yai district. Consequently, these knowledges lead to transfer and develop the local wisdom food through the letter generation for sustainability.