Tabus alimentares entre mulheres migrantes: uma análise a partir de moradoras da "vila dos pretos" da terra firme

Abstract

The present work intends to unveil the expression-symbolism contained in the food taboos of women who migrated from the interior to the capital, trying to understand if they (taboos) still persist, even after migration. It aims to observe the symbolism present in the food of migrant women, as well as to gather all the aspects of the concept of "food taboos", and to contribute to the studies about the Amazonian food customs. Data collection through informal conversations and formal interviews with form and tape recorder were the methods used. The average migration time among the interviewees ranges from 18 years to two months. Most of the interviewees come from the municipality of Cururupu in Maranhão. We noticed that women over the age of 30 still maintain (and teach their daughters) the food taboos taught by their parents and grandparents, mainly because they were raised (childhood/adolescence) in their city of origin. Meanwhile the women daughters of migrants who grew up in the capital do not keep these taboos.