South Sulawesi Exploration Through Gastronomic Tourism: A Case Study of Application Event Hors D’oeuvres

Abstract

The importance of this research is to preserve the cultural preservation, culinary processing, and characteristics of traditional hors d’oeuvres in South Sulawesi with a gastronomic tourism approach, this research uses a qualitative research method, a case study of a hors d’oeuvre event application which is a cultural presentation of a series of wedding receptions in South Sulawesi, with an approach ethnography. The results of the study explained that through the gastronomic tourism approach will provide a strong memory of the experience of tourism, cultural understanding will make a deep empirical memories, the experience of gastronomic tourism can also give a view on the ecology of a region through culinary, as well as providing new insights about the relationship between culinary and culture, also history. The 12 hors d’oeuvre menus that are served at the reception are a wealth of traditional hors d’oeuvres owned by South Sulawesi from unique characteristics and interesting formations which are symbolic of the hors d’oeuvres which are associated with the philosophies of a new life that illustrates the hopes and prayers of both families to both parties married couple.

 Keywords: Gastronomic Tourism, Exploration