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Article History

Received: 30 October 2025

Accepted: 14 March 2026

First Online: 18 April 2026

Declarations

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: The study received ethical approval from the Comitato Etico dell’Università di Scienze Gastronomiche, as documented in the official record VERBALE COMITATO ETICO 4/2024, session of 17 June 2024, 16:30. The committee, chaired by Prof. Bartolomeo Biolatti, reviewed and approved the project after discussion. All interviews were conducted anonymously, and no identifying information was recorded. The research followed the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE) Code of Ethics (2006, with 2008 additions). ( , accessed February 17, 2025). Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants were fully informed about the purpose of the research, the methods, and their rights, including the right to withdraw from the study at any time. The research followed the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE) Code of Ethics (2006, with 2008 additions) ( , accessed February 17, 2025).

: Informed consent was obtained from all participants for the publication of images in which they may appear. Participants were made aware that the images would be published in the journal and gave their permission.

: Andrea Pieroni is an Editorial Board Member of Discover Food and was not involved in the editorial handling or decision-making process for this manuscript. Mousaab Alrhmoun, Besnik Rexhepi, Naji Sulaiman, Cheikh Yebouk, Julia Prakofjewa, Avni Hajdari, Ani Bajrami, and Renata Soukand declare that they have no competing interests.