The Role of Local Food in Maldives Tourism - Scholarly Commons ...
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Figure 5. 18 Barbecue menus<br />
Source: www.veligandu.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> menus that were downloadable from websites were searched for local food. Some<br />
items were identified that implied Maldivian food at a first glance:<br />
Grilled Tuna Steak: Glazed with sauce and set on seasoned noodles<br />
with bok choi sweet chilli dress<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Grilled Catch <strong>of</strong> the Day: Set on sautéed potatoes and onions and<br />
served with roasted mushrooms, grilled asparagus and lemon butter<br />
emulsion.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first item, Grilled Tuna Steak, gives the impression that it is a local food because<br />
tuna is a common Maldivian food. <strong>The</strong> second item, Grilled Catch <strong>of</strong> the Day, suggests<br />
that the item is a fresh local seafood item. However, when the accompany<strong>in</strong>g sentences<br />
are analysed, the <strong>in</strong>gredients and cook<strong>in</strong>g methods do not <strong>in</strong>dicate that they are local<br />
dishes even though both use fish or seafood. Apart from the fish and seafood, no local<br />
products or <strong>in</strong>gredients are used.<br />
It was also noticed that the words ‘local food’ portrayed different mean<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> the<br />
market<strong>in</strong>g materials depend<strong>in</strong>g on the context <strong>of</strong> the sentence. <strong>The</strong> use <strong>of</strong> ‘local’ food <strong>in</strong><br />
the follow<strong>in</strong>g sentence is an example:<br />
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