Potential Culture Patita Eating as the Power of Culinary Tours in Wayame Village, Ambon, Maluku

摘要

Indonesia has a variety of cultures and traditions that are still maintained by the people to this day. Among the diversity of cultures and traditions that still exist until now is eating culture, one culture that continues to be maintained. One of the areas in Maluku province, is Wayame Village, Ambon. Wayane Village is a village that still maintains the culture of patita eating. Patita eating or in the Indonesian language is eating together with all the people in the village is a tradition of the people in Maluku. In this culture the food that is served is from the Moluccas own land which has been made by each house with different types of food that has been selected by each house and then will be served and eaten together by everyone. The purpose of this study was to find out the cultural potential of Patita eating that can be a culinary tourist attraction in Desa Wayame, Teluk Ambon Sub-District, Maluku. Methods and units of analysis are qualitative descriptive method. The population in this research are 100 people from March 1, 2016 until 30 June 2016. The implementation of the patita eating culture is to look more attractive for the tourists. Patita eating culture is Maluku's traditional custom and Patita eating culture is a cultural asset that is conserved generation by generation. This can become a tourist attraction in Waiyame Village, Teluk Ambon, Maluku because Patita eating culture only exists in Maluku and iis preserved by the society. The government and the community work together to make Patita eating as a culinary tourist attraction in Wayame Village.