The potatoes of Otro: the reconstitution of an element of the Walser food heritage in NW Italy

Fontefrancesco, Michele F.; Mello, Margherita

doi:10.1186/s42779-022-00145-4

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Michele F. Fontefrancesco

Margherita Mello

Abstract

The article analyzes the trajectory of the reconstitution of the gastronomic heritage among the Italian Walser community. It focuses on the case study of potato production in the Otro Valley, in Alagna Valsesia (VC), and explores how the process of heritagization linked to these products allowed the community to reconstitute a trait of their biocultural diversity lost during the twentieth century. In so doing, it offers details about the gastronomy of potatoes among the Walser and shows that food heritagization is not always coupled with the commodification of local heritage products, but rather can foster processes of reappropriation of a traditional gastronomy.

Citation

Fontefrancesco, M. F., & Mello, M. (2022). The potatoes of Otro: the reconstitution of an element of the Walser food heritage in NW Italy. Journal of ethnic foods, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s42779-022-00145-4

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 15, 2022
Online Publication Date	Jul 28, 2022
Publication Date	2022
Deposit Date	Sep 5, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Sep 5, 2022
Journal	Journal of Ethnic Foods
Print ISSN	2352-6181
Electronic ISSN	2352-6181
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	9
Issue	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/s42779-022-00145-4

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