Bauru à moda caxiense: um estudo de caso na gastronomia da região de colonização italiana

Abstract

Caxias do Sul - RS has always been known as the city of Italians. The cultural habits that characterize it are proof of the influence of Italian culture in its constitution. With the city's economic development, new cultures were introduced, which affected many of its cultural practices, including gastronomic diversification. In this context, the present study aims to analyze the importance of the "caxiense-style bauru" in the gastronomic culture of Caxias do Sul, based on the history of the Danúbio Restaurant. The methodology is qualitative in nature and oral history was the method chosen to support the research. The interviews carried out form the corpus of this study and from the analysis of the narratives emerged the categories that bring the voice to the interviewed subjects. These categories show how eating habits had value in the city's culture and how was introduced the caxiense-style bauru, becoming a typical, valued and recognized dish. The study contemplates the trajectory of the restaurant, the strength of this dish in local eating habits and contributes to the understanding of cultural habits in the region of Italian colonization. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]