Chefs as change-makers from the kitchen: indigenous knowledge and traditional food as sustainability innovations
Summary. Kitchens and chefs drive food system transformation by leveraging traditional knowledge of local food species to create nutritious, delicious dishes. The paper identifies cooks as key innovators addressing food security and sustainability challenges. By connecting indigenous food knowledge to contemporary culinary practice, chefs help build more equitable and environmentally sustainable food systems.
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Pereira, L., Calderón-Contreras, R., Norström, A. V., Espinosa, D., Willis, J., Lara, L. G., Khan, Z., Rusch, L., Palacios, E. C., & Amaya, O. P.. (2019). Chefs as change-makers from the kitchen: indigenous knowledge and traditional food as sustainability innovations. Global Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2059479819000139
Pereira, Laura, et al. “Chefs as change-makers from the kitchen: indigenous knowledge and traditional food as sustainability innovations.” Global Sustainability, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2059479819000139.
Pereira, Laura, Rafael Calderón-Contreras, Albert V. Norström, Dulce Espinosa, Jenny Willis, Leonie Guerrero Lara, Zayaan Khan, Loubie Rusch, Eduardo Correa Palacios, and Ovidio Pérez Amaya. 2019. “Chefs as change-makers from the kitchen: indigenous knowledge and traditional food as sustainability innovations.” Global Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2059479819000139.
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author = {Laura Pereira and Rafael Calderón-Contreras and Albert V. Norström and Dulce Espinosa and Jenny Willis and Leonie Guerrero Lara and Zayaan Khan and Loubie Rusch and Eduardo Correa Palacios and Ovidio Pérez Amaya},
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TY - JOUR TI - Chefs as change-makers from the kitchen: indigenous knowledge and traditional food as sustainability innovations AU - Laura Pereira AU - Rafael Calderón-Contreras AU - Albert V. Norström AU - Dulce Espinosa AU - Jenny Willis AU - Leonie Guerrero Lara AU - Zayaan Khan AU - Loubie Rusch AU - Eduardo Correa Palacios AU - Ovidio Pérez Amaya JO - Global Sustainability PY - 2019 DO - 10.1017/s2059479819000139 UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/s2059479819000139 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1017/s2059479819000139
- Countries
- Sweden, South Africa, Mexico
- Regions
- Europe, Africa, North America
- Categories
- food-systems, indigenous-innovation
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- 2026-04-28