The Culturel Interaction Journey of Latin American Cuisine

Abstract

The importance of conquests, migrations and, in the progressive process, chefs’ getting
acquainted with other cultures is great in the first examples of international interactions
regarding cuisine culture. In this study, significant factors affecting the current cuisine
preferences in Latin American countries were determined as agriculture and cuisine habits
of the region during Pre-Columbian era, conquest movements starting with Columbus,
African origin slave trade and mass migrations from Europe and the determining role of
climate and geographical conditions on these factors were also exemplified by specifying
characteristic cuisine features of today’s Latin American countries.