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Maritime Foods of the Coastal Communities in Central Vietnam: Heritage, Values and Changes in Contemporary Context
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Manage No DI00001202 Country Republic of Korea Author Tran Duc Anh Son (Former Vice-Director, Danang Institute for Socio-Economic Development, Vietnam) Published Year 2021 Language English Copyright 
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| Description | Vietnam has many coastal provinces with about twenty-nine million residents living a life associated with the sea. Among them are fourteen provinces in Central Vietnam with over twenty-one million residents. For generations, the traditional foods of the inhabitants in Central Vietnam, especially the coastal communities, have been sourced from the sea, or from the natural coastal environment, including wild animals and plants. Thanks to ingenious and skillful processing and cooking experience passed down through generations, the people of the central coast of Vietnam have created diverse and unique maritime foods. The marine foods of the coastal communities in Central Vietnam include recipes for: raw, steamed, boiled, grilled, fermented, and fried dishes. This paper provides an overview and the value of the marine foods in Central Vietnam and considers these foods intangible cultural heritage of the community that needs to be maintained and preserved. This paper also points out the risks that these foods face due to climate change and overfishing, leading to reduced resources for processing. This has changed the food structure in the traditional meal of the coastal communities in Central Vietnam, changing the value of this intangible cultural heritage. | ||
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