A rich culinary tradition is worth traveling to in order to experience the craft. But when that tradition stretches back thousands of years, it’s likely to influence the culture, and yes, even the beer of a region. My next guest not only studies these traditions but helped implement the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the United States.
Words like tradition or heritage may seem in direct opposition to words like innovation or progress. But, they don’t have to be. There is a way to respect the past while respecting our future at the same time. Thank you to Dr. Mabry and the entire team for showing us the way.
From the Tucson City of Gastronomy Website:
“The United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO) founded the Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in 2004. Currently comprised of 246 cities in more than 80 countries, the UCCN is an association of urban areas around the world recognized for how they use cultural heritage and creativity as strategic factors for sustainable development. The network also supports designated cities in becoming hubs of creativity and cultural production, with increased opportunities for creators and improved public access to cultural products, and in exchanging knowledge and best practices with other Creative Cities. A city may apply to UNESCO for designation in one of seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music. The designations are monitored and reviewed every four years.”
“Located in the Sonoran Desert just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, Tucson is the oldest continuously inhabited and cultivated area in the U.S.A. It has an archaeological record of habitation and crop cultivation extending back more than 4,000 years, and a 300-year tradition of orchards, vineyards, and livestock ranching. Tucson’s cuisine blends the influences of Native American, northern Mexican or Sonoran, Mission-era Mediterranean, and American Ranch-Style Cowboy food traditions, among others.”
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