Mushrooms as Food Habits of Yanomami Indians - Knowledge Associated with Science, Preservation and Defense of the Amazonian Forest

Abstract

Based on the work Sanӧma samakӧnӧ sama tӧkӧ nii pewӧ ao wi ĩ tӧkӧ waheta: anaamopӧ = Encyclopedia of Yanomami (sanӧma) foods: mushrooms, this review aims to analyze the studies on edible mushrooms consumed by the Yanӧma indigenous group belonging to the Yanomami ethnic group, other knowledge developed by the Indians, such as the systematic management of the field, fundamental for the preservation and defense of the Amazon forest. The importance of the work is established by the revelation of an unusual food knowledge of the Indians that are mushrooms, associated with scientific knowledge, being awarded the Jabuti Prize in 2017, in the Gastronomy category. It is a bilingual production in the Sanӧma and Portuguese language, and the research counts on the partnership between sanӧma teachers and several research institutions. In this context, Noêmia Kazue Ishikawa and Keisuke Tokimoto played a fundamental role acting as researchers and mediators, whose result is the work to be reviewed.