Culinary-gastronomic tourism – a search for local food experiences

Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 294-309

  Björk, Peter ^a   Kauppinen Räisänen, Hannele ^a  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Culinary gastronomic food; Destination development; Food culture; Local food; Perceived quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926197659     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: 17586917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/NFS-12-2013-0142     Document Type: Article

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