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From Brazil: the Sateré-Mawé waranà Slow Food Presidium 23 December 2020 The Sateré-Mawé people lives close to the sources of the rivers Andirá and Marau, in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. The link that they share with their land is so strong that the Brazilian constitution itself protects their right to live here, in this corner of the rainforest. It is here that the Sateré-Mawé people cultivates waranà, meaning “the beginning of all knowledge” in their language, a forest vine that grows to 12 metres in height, which gives buds that become productive after being transplanted...

From Ecuador: Esmeraldas blue crab Slow Food Presidium 23 December 2020 blue or mouthless crab ( Cardisoma crassum) is a terrestrial crab characterised by its sky-blue carapace, orange belly, eight red legs and two claws. It feeds on mangrove leaves and other surrounding vegetation and is found in the north and south of Esmeraldas Province in Ecuador. © Archivio Slow Food The crabs are essential to the local gastronomy – their white, tender flesh is used in dishes like encocado (crab cooked with coconut milk), soups, empanadas, ceviche and seafood salads – and they are also the inspi...

From Kenya: the Ogiek honey Slow Food Presidium 23 December 2020 The Ogiek are indigenous people who live in and around the Mau Forest on the southwestern side of the Kenyan Rift Valley and in the forests around Mt. Elgon along Kenya’s north-western border with Uganda. The entire Ogiek belief system and livelihood relies on the forest and its resources, with honey being the most important product and a staple food for Ogiek families. Honey has always played a key role in various Ogiek cultural practices, is traded with neighboring communities and was also used to pay the dowry. In the pa...