Reinventing the gastronomic experience: using interactive digital environments to raise awareness of food-related cultural heritage

Abstract

Food is a resource that provides a multi-sensory experience. It is experiential and becomes emotional, ritualistic, and symbolic. A two-way cultural exchange exists between food and people. On one hand, each culture's cuisine is part of society, and gastronomy can influence the way we perceive food and society. On the other hand, people have enhanced their pursuit of food experiences, emotions, service, and culture. This paper focuses on which elements of an environment can be designed to deepen people's perceptions of food culture and whether it positively impacts their experience of