Reproduction and preservation of culinary traditions for the promotion of culture heritage of mountainous cross-border regions
Project covers mountain districts of Lviv oblast – Skolivski Beskydy and Bieszczady Poviat, including highest mountains of Polish Beskids and picturesque San river valley and focuses on development and promotion of cultural and natural heritage in cross-border mountain territories, becoming increasingly popular for active recreation and cultural attractions. Boykos, a Ukrainian ethnographic group, inhabited territory of Skolivski Beskydy in Ukraine. For centuries Boykos resided also in Bieszczady in Poland. Forced resettlement, two world wars and migration in 20th century had irretrievably changed situation in that quiet area. Still fortunately a great number of objects that represent historical and cultural heritage (both tangible and intangible) of the region survived. Unique and diverse, they should not sink into oblivion, but be maintained and exhibited. Project aims to revive and preserve traditional Boyko cuisine while investigating and recreating culinary traditions in mountain region of Ukraine and Polish Beskids. This will increase use of mutual ethno-cultural heritage of neighboring nations, attract more visitors to the objects of natural and cultural heritage and increase diversity and quality of tourism services. Places for traditional Boyko food master classes will be arranged, master classes will be held by local masters willing to share their priceless knowledge in order to preserve and promote intangible cultural heritage. Master classes will encourage representatives of culture and tourism departments, tour operators, journalists and bloggers to put to use ancient recipes collected and tested out during project implementation. Governmental representatives strengthening cultural links and cooperation, journalists and bloggers promoting the cuisine, tour operators promoting gastronomic tours exploring little-known mountain trails in territories of Poland and Ukraine will contribute to development of tourism in cross-border areas of both countries.
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