Gastronomic tourism: from food to culture, towards a conceptual framework

Gastronomy is the condensation of regional culture and terroir; gastronomic tourism has received widespread attention from scholars. The development of gastronomic tourism is influenced by social development and the development of technology and information technology. How to hold on to tradition and carry forward innovation in ever-changing development is a question worthy of consideration by researchers. A conceptual framework explains the research topic and facilitates understanding of the research topic by other researchers. This paper reviews and discusses gastronomic tourism from the perspective of cultural and social development. To analyze previous studies in three dimensions: motivation, culture, and social development. Finally, a conceptual framework for the development of food tourism is proposed, along with suggested directions for future research in the field of gastronomic tourism in order to bring new thinking to the development and transmission of gastronomic tourism.

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