In, And INTERVENTING IN STRENGTHENING CULINARY TOURISM THROUGH LOCAL CULINARY INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN KUNJIR VILLAGE

Abstract

This community service aims to change the knowledge and skills of the Kunjir village residents who previously lacked innovation and creativity so that tourism activities in the village have decreased, since the construction of the "seawall" or coastal fence by the Central Government, which caused the beach and sand to disappear, so that the creative economy declined and economic activities decreased. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out Innovation and Creativity Training activities with a Tourism Anthropology perspective, one of which is Local Culinary (Food Anthropology) for Women in Kunjir Village, in South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, to strengthen the creative economy and tourism. Kunjir Village is one of Unila's fostered villages, because this village is a village affected by the tsunami and has many potential natural disasters. Therefore, Kunjir village must make many improvements, must have the ability to adapt to these changes, one of which is developing culinary tourism. In this case, the community service team has conducted training for mothers by inviting resource persons who are experts in the field of Anthropology / Sociology of Tourism, the field of Promotion of the creative economy and Tourism, the field of culinary experts with culinary innovation and creation. Starting with preparation, technical implementation and skills of the participants.