Sacred foods in the Andean stand points

Abstract

Eating food for indigenous communities is not just putting something in your mouth; It is a sacred act because it involves contact with the earth, the wind, the sun, and nature. It is honest work, wisdom and communitarianism. Hence, it is important to rescue the knowledge of our ancestors, to learn from that integral vision of indigenous communities, where food is communion with Mother Earth. The objective of the research was to collect information about sacred foods for their revaluation and rescue. The methodology was qualitative with an anthropological-cultural approach, an interview was applied to the "elders" of Salasaca indigenous community. The sacred foods indicated by the elders are mainly corn, potatoes, quinoa, goose, mashua, sambo, among others. Sacred plants and trees such as Yahual, quishuar, capulí, la chilca. An important drink in the Salasaca community is the tzawar mishki obtained from the cabuya, present in the traditional festivals of the community as well as foods considered sacred, mainly corn, quinoa, potatoes, and beans. Currently, consumer thinking endangers the knowledge, traditions and customs of the community. Keeping those precepts of the Andean worldview should become the guiding principle of our lives