...Amaury Andrade Velasquez; Dolores Hernández Rodríguez; Alan Javier Hernández Álvarez; Frixia Galán-Méndez; Guiomar Melgar-Lalanne Purpose This paper examines the harvesting of the chicatana ant (Atta mexicana) in Mexico as a case study to explore the interactions among traditional food...

...Edgar Rojas-Rivas; Jazmin Zaragoza-Alonso; Laura Eugenia Tovar-Bustamante; Tahir Sufi Purpose Our study aims to investigate how a gastronomic destination is conceptualized based on the language of visitors and tourists, taking as a case an emblematic gastronomic destination in Mexico. Design...

... with the consumption of protein and nutrients without having to resort to traditional animal-based proteins (Pulido et al., 2020); this is also reflected in the interest in producing them (Yang and Cooke, 2021). In this sense, and due to the fact that in Mexico there is a culture of insect consumption...

...Héctor Yair Fernández-Sánchez; Angélica Espinoza-Ortega; Laura Patricia Sánchez-Vega; Sergio Moctezuma Pérez; Fernando Cervantes-Escoto Purpose The study aims to identify the perceived authenticity of cheeses by consumers of different sociological generations in Mexico. Design/methodology...

... may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Chinese beer imports and exporter market share from 2009 to 2019 are reported in Table 1 . Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Mexico are China's main suppliers. While the market share for these countries have shifted over...

... that they face. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in a farmers' market located in Mexico. Thematic analysis is used to identify the principal issues for producers'. Propositions based on findings are presented. Findings Findings suggest that small, large, part-time and full-time producers are willing...

... This is the first work in Mexico to explore the perception of consumers toward pulque: the most important traditional fermented beverage in Central México. Results of this research suggest the appearance of a revaluation process among young consumers, more informed and with greater sensitivity toward traditional...

... develop products based on amaranth that meet perceptions considering gender and age in Mexico and other emergent countries. Originality/value This work contributes knowledge to international research that analyses traditional foods as functional foods and consumer perceptions on these. It is a first...

...Marlem R. Serrano-Cruz; Angélica Espinoza-Ortega; Wilmer S. Sepúlveda; Ivonne Vizcarra-Bordi; Humberto Thomé-Ortiz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors associated with the consumption of traditional foods (TFs) in central Mexico. Design/methodology/approach A total...

...Carolina Andrea López-Rosas; Angélica Espinoza-Ortega Purpose The purpose of this paper is to characterize the consumers of mezcal in México based on their motivations, identifying different groups of consumers and their demographic characteristics. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire...

... consumption in Mexico are not all addressed in this study. However, this work opens a new area of research in Mexico so that in the near future studies on the diversity of Mexican consumers are undertaken, looking at the transformation of their food preferences. Practical implications In Europe...

...Minerva Hidalgo-Milpa; Carlos Manuel Arriaga-Jordán; Alfredo Cesín-Vargas; Angélica Espinoza-Ortega Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to characterize consumers of traditional foods, taking as case study fresh cheeses produced in a village, in Central Mexico. Design/methodology/approach...

.../approach The study was conducted in México and was a replica of a study conducted in Switzerland. Another goal is to compare the acceptance ratings of citizens from a highly developed European country to the ratings of citizens from a less developed country. Face‐to‐face interviews were conducted in three...