Congratulations to Alejandra Bussalleu and co-authors for their recent publication, Cultural Values and the Coliform Bacterial Load of “Masato,” an Amazon Indigenous Beverage.
This study used photographic methods to explore cultural values and practices surrounding masato (a beverage made from fermented cassava), which is consumed in many Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. The study also examined coliform presence within this traditional beverage.
Read the open access article here!
CITATION
Bussalleu, A., Di-Liberto, A., Carcamo, C. et al (2018). Cultural Values and the Coliform Bacterial Load of “Masato,” an Amazon Indigenous Beverage. EcoHealth. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-020-01498-5
Masato being prepared in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo taken by Matthew King