Cambios e hibridaciones en los hábitos y gustos alimentarios de las familias inmigrantes en espacios urbanos marginales de Culiacán, Sinaloa

Migration as a social and cultural phenomenon in Mexico and particularly in the geographical area of the Culiacán Sinaloa Valley, is expressed in the dietary changes of immigrant families who settle in a new daily context, which is reflected in the eating habits acquired under some social conditions such as taste, food availability and wage income. A mixed study with a predominance of quality is presented, with the application of 15 semi-structured interviews aimed at mothers and a survey on eating habits and sociodemographic data applied to 103 immigrant families established in the Aguaruto Syndicate of Culiacán Sinaloa, with the aim of analysing the eating habits acquired in their new geographical space. to reveal the dietary patterns of the immigrant population established in marginal urban spaces. The results point to a hybridization in the food culture built in the new spaces where they were established, reflected in the eating habits and consumption patterns combined with foods from the place of origin and regional foods, as well as the trend in the preference for consumption of industrialized foods, conditioned by economic income, taste, and the food availability of the region, elements that have been part of the food habitus built in the new settlement spaces. A mixed-method study, predominantly qualitative, was conducted, involving 15 semi-structured interviews with mothers and a survey on dietary habits and sociodemographic data applied to 103 immigrant families settled in the Sindicatura de Aguaruto in Culiacán, Sinaloa. The objective was to analyze the dietary habits acquired in their new geographical spaces. The results indicate a cultural shift in younger families, who showed dietary patterns combining foods from their place of origin and regional foods, conditioned by economic income, taste, and food availability in the region.