The present article aims to articulate individual experiences in the interpretation of collective culture, by means of examining the influence of flavors experienced by Câmara Cascudo in his trip to Portugal in 1947 in his writing of History of food in Brazil. The article is based on the notion that the taste of food carries cultural and historical influences, as well as individual experiences. It presents fragments of Cascudo's personal memories and the arguments with which he defends traditional Brazilian cuisine, in order to identify the influence of individual taste experiences in his history of food.
history of food; Câmara Cascudo; Brazilian cuisine; Portuguese cuisine; taste; food traditions