Estudio e identificación de las frutas de la provincia de Loja, y su aplicabilidad culinaria tradicional como aporte histórico de la Zona 7

Abstract

Abstract: The province of Loja occupies an area of ​​11,066 km and has a variety of fruit crops, among the main ones are; banana, coffee, mango, orange, apple, and cane. Likewise, the climatic conditions are conducive to its development, but have little advertising, since its only form of dissemination is through fairs, for this reason, this work is focused on the study and identification of the fruits of the province of Loja, and their traditional culinary applicability as a historical contribution of Zone 7. In addition, its methodology It is qualitative, and research is applied such as; exploratory, and bibliographical. To collect The information was used in a survey of 196 people. In order to know about your; shape, size, color, common names, varieties, and customs, among others, and these are captured in a catalogue. Likewise, a gastronomic proposal is presented called the relationship between fig and tilapia. In short, fruits are undervalued, and They have great gastronomic potential and due to their organoleptic characteristics they are ideal for the pastry area.