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What is Local Food & Beverage

Gastronomic Sustainability Solutions for Community and Tourism Resilience
Food is always an important part of humans’ lives. Travellers usually would like to have choices for food items. They want to explore the normality of cuisines provided in the tourist places. Food is the symbol of the culture of a particular destination. Food helps to create distinctiveness in the minds of tourists.
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Farm Food and Beverage: An Attractive Element of Gastronomy in Agritourism
Megha C. T. (Christ University, India) and Shaeril Michael Almeida (Christ University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-4135-3.ch008
Abstract
The admixture of agriculture and tourism creates new fields of area like agritourism. The primary activity of agritourism is providing unique agritourism attractions to the visitors. Among the interests, farm food and beverages act as substantial components that intrigue the visitors. Food gastronomy is connected with farm food and beverage and its inception. Tourists in the agritourist destination want to explore the culinary practices there. Hence, this book chapter provides an idea of the concepts of agritourism and gastronomy, the applications of gastronomy in agritourism, the significance and dimensions of farm food and beverage in agritourism, factors influencing travelers' food choices, the benefits of gastronomy in agritourism and the value-added advantage of gastronomy in agritourism. Food is always a determinant element of the quality of service in the tourist place.
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