The Development of Local Food to Food Set for Community-Based Tourism : A Case Study of Tha Pho Village, Chom Thong Sub-district, Muang District, Phitsanulok Province

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Wirachya Intakan
Jiraphat Kaewsritong
Praiwan Pramai

Abstract

The purposes of this current research were to 1) examine the local food wisdom, 2) develop the local food for tourism, and 3) analyze the nutritional value of local food. The OTOP inno-life tourism-based community, Tha Pho, Chom Thong subdistrict, Muang, Phitsanulok province were chosen as study area. This was a participatory action research in which data was gathered through an interview form, focus group, observation, and nutrition analysis. The sample groups used in this study were food academics, local food experts and local community leader. These results revealed that that family members handed down local culinary knowledge to their descendants through referencing traditional beliefs. Seasonal staples were used in regional cuisine. Local veggies and meat might be obtained through natural means. Most of the curry paste contains herbs from the region. The trip food card included four savory food recipes were roasted long beans, spicy mixed local vegetable soup (Kaeng Liang), chili paste with grilled fish and Fried salted fish. For three recipes for sweet were kanom piakpoon out of palm leaves, crispy noodles and banana in coconut milk. Each local recipe combined unique beliefs and wisdom. According to nutritional analysis, each serving of all dishes had between 165.13 and 440.21 kcal, 2.16 to 48.80 g of protein, 2.33 to 10.03 g of fat, and 12.50 to 52.32 g of carbohydrates.

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