Mihaela Munteanu
Dunarea de Jos University of Galați, Romania.
Title: Moldavian consumer habits regarding fishery products
Biography
Biography: Mihaela Munteanu
Abstract
The paper proposes an analysis of the presence of fish based on foodstuffs in the alimentation of the population of the Republic of Moldova, highlighting the elements specific to the traditional moldovan cuisine at the level of the public food services.The food of the Moldovan population is characterized by an important portfolio of traditional fish-based food products, differentiated by the geographical area, fish species used, special cooking methods or the consumption opportunity. The research methotology was based on the restaurants of Chișinău, highlighting the items in which fishery products were identified, differentiated by the raw materials used, preparation and serving technique, origin, energy value or price. The research has shown that although the share of fishery products in the supply of public food units is moderate, the food of the people between Prut and Nistru maintains the tradition, originality and ethnic significance of food, characterized by tasteful, visual food preferences information, ancient knowledge and food balance characteristic of the romanian population. The native population is characterized by a healthy lifestyle in which consumer traditions are based on a healthy diet, which is based on a balanced use of food resources in which diversified fish stocks and the originality of cultural and ethnic values play an important role.