The traditional rosquetes of the day of the dead offerings in San Andrés de los Gama, Temascaltepec, State of Mexico

Abstract

Mexico is a country where the traditions of remembering and celebrating family and friends who have died become a collective party, according to the region of the country or the specific geographical area, various culinary preparations are offered, in San Andrés de los Gama, in Temascaltepec, o, in central Mexico, rosquetes are made and offered. The objective of the project was to broadcast the elaboration, morphological and historical characteristics of the traditional Day of the Dead rosquetes that are made in this community. Therefore, a survey and interviews were conducted to obtain consumption habits, and the typical characteristics of how it is made, the history of the product and the main morphological characteristics. Concluding that this product could be broadcasted through social networks, that part of the history of the product has been lost and that it continues to be an essential element in the Day of the Dead altars in the town, in addition to obtaining the characteristics of morphology and prices of the products.