Tribal Culinary Studies 01/01/2025

Humanities

This is mainly concerned with the cultural mapping of cuisines of the tribal/ Adivasi communities of Kerala. A cultural mapping to understand the culinary habits of the native tribal population will help in sensitizing the people regarding the necessity to preserve and cultivate the natural and ethnic products, which will ultimately help in guaranteeing food sufficiency. In the post-pandemic world, where people are more concerned with health and lifestyle diseases, embracing one’s roots through the culinary will help in guaranteeing a healthy generation. As a pilot study, a study has been conducted among the Kani tribes in Vithura, and a documentary has also been made on the tribal culinary expert Chandrika Vaidya