Desarrollo de Productos Turístico - Gastronómicos del Cantón Tena, Provincia de Napo. 2011

Abstract

The objective of this research was to develop tourist-gastronomic products on Tena, Napo province. Through a descriptive-transversal study the variables sociodemographic characteristics, tourist-gastronomic products and gastronomic choices were measured through a survey applied to 277 foreign tourists about their gastronomic tastes of the zone typical dishes. The data were tabulated trough the Microsoft Excel program. Foreigners’ socio-demographic characteristics: 48% males and 52% females; average age: 32 years. According to both the foreigners’ gastronomic preferences and the acceptance organoleptic analysis, 35% prefer the main courses; “maito de tilapia”: 32%; “maito de carachama”: 30%; soups: 24%; “carachama soup”: 31%; “tilapia soup”: 28%; hoeurs d’ ouvreus: 18%: “cebiche de caracol”: 45%; and, “hormigas ucui”: 24%: beverages: 24%: “chicha de yuca”: 43%; and, “chicha de chonta”: 35%. It is proposed to elaborate a cooking gastronomic guide with the native products by preserving the zone gastronomy guide with the native products, by preserving the zone gastronomy, to improve the Tena feeding service.