Entre espetos e fogões: espaços, artefatos e práticas sociais da cultura alimentar do Rio Grande do Sul (Séculos XIX e XX)

Abstract

Abstract: The present work addresses aspects of food culture, such as spaces, artifacts, and social practices in Rio Grande do Sul from the perspective of food history during the 19th and 20th centuries. It consists of an initial review of foreign and national authors who work in the field of Food History, accompanied by a discussion of sources for this type of historical research. It also includes a presentation of the kitchen as a space for the production of food culture and its place in housing arrangements. Additionally, it discusses gaucho cuisine with geographical and cultural definitions in the Pampa territory; the kitchen, and its utensils as a technological transformation and social distinction. Finally, it concludes with considerations on the need and importance of studies in the History of Food in Rio Grande do Sul for a better understanding of the complexity and interrelations of the formation of gaucho food culture. The following sources were used: traveler reports and photographs.