Os frutos na dieta alimentar portuguesa do século XIX

O exemplo das ilhas dos Açores

Abstract

The study of food is a fundamental branch of Economic and Everyday  Life History and is essential for the anthropological analysis of peoples and civilizations. The variety and abundance of food depends on natural and social factors, which is why it is important to learn about its different types, such as fruit. These don't seem to be the focus of many gastronomic studies that have been published, so this text seeks to contribute to the study of the role and place of fruit on the Portuguese table, particularly on the Azores islands in the 1800s. Based on old manuals and cookbooks, traveler’s accounts, anthropological studies and more recent bibliography, we seek to analyze the dominant fruit species, their consumption, use and consequent culinary practices

Keywords: Food. Fruits. Azores-Portugal. 19^th Century.