Peruvian Amazon · Shawi people
Food that
tells stories.
A repository of Shawi foods, preparations and kitchenware. Discover the richness of their food traditions, one portion at a time.
Balsapuerto, Loreto · Perú
87catalog entries
400documented photographs
3ways to explore
Names in Spanish, English and Shawi. Shared knowledge, more ways to discover it.
The repository
One culture, many ways to nourish.
Find everyday foods, local preparations and the vessels that accompany the Shawi table.
A first look
View all entriesFrom the land to the table.
Utensils in context
The kitchen behind the photographs.
Explore vessels in use and the shared work of recording, selecting and measuring portions.
Explore fieldwork photographs2023
Understanding and preserving
Food knowledge is a living memory.
This repository brings together photographs and measurements from the 2023 Shawi Food Photo Atlas. Each portion represents a specific measurement, not an average. Supplementary kitchenware sources retain their own measurements and provenance.
Read about the methodology