Isolated Mediterranean foraging: wild greens in the matrifocal community of Olympos, Karpathos Island, Greece
Cross-cultural foraging comparison is crucial for better understanding the circulation, exchange, and evolution of local plant knowledge under the MD umbrella. Our study assesses, in particular, how noteworthy phytolinguistic differences indicating different ancient trajectories of cultural encounters/exchanges may not necessarily be reflected in differences in terms of plant reports. As often postulated in linguistic ethnobiology, ancient linguistic labels sometimes remain as "empty shells". Given the fragile environment and the increasing over-tourism during the summer months the study site is experiencing, the presented data could contribute to a more substantial shift towards sustainable eco-tourism initiatives involving the foraging and cooking of wild greens.
Authors
- Julia Prakofjewa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3217-1704)
- Nikos Krigas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3552-4317)
- Naji Sulaiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4293-2714)
- Renata Söukand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0413-8723)
- Andréa Pieroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2302-6380)
- Shiekh Marifatul Haq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8709-8658)
- Dauro Mattia Zocchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1158-1168)
- Vassiliki Chryssanthopoulou
Institutions
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice (IT)
- Ilia State University (GE)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- University of Gastronomic Sciences (IT)
- Federation of Greek Mariculture (GR)
- Tishk International University (IQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-024-00733-5
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05