Propuesta de tres menús gastronómicos en base al café, cacao y vainilla, como emblema gastronómico del cantón Palanda, provincia de Zamora Chinchipe

Abstract

Abstract: Coffee, cocoa and vanilla due to their uniqueness in variety, aroma and flavor, have aroused a growing interest in the economic field, being exported in a limiting way because there are no processed products. For what has been postulated to the creation of menus with the species in question, however, the little knowledge of them as well as the eagerness of the producers to export without any added value limits the gastronomic potential of the canton. For the present work we used information from a group of participants, through which the menu to taste and detail their opinions, perceptions about the product provided through an acceptability test were exposed and evaluated, smell, color, taste, texture and your level of satisfaction. The objective was to create a proposal of three gastronomic menus based on coffee, cocoa and vanilla, products that are emblem of the canton Palanda, province of Zamora Chinchipe. The results showed a 95% percentage of general acceptability of the menus through tasting.