Culinary in Public Space

Abstract

As a tourism destination area in Central Java, public spaces in Tawangmangu are interesting to examine from a linguistic landscape perspective. This study aims to reveal the culinary presence that is displayed in the outdoor media public space in the Tawangmangu tourism area, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java. This study used a descriptive qualitative method and linguistic landscape theory from Landry and Bourhis (1997) which refers to the visibility and salience of languages on public and commercial signs in a given territory or region. This study also examined the dominant and subordinate groups. The findings reveal that most of the culinary delights shown in Tawangmangu's public spaces are local (traditional) culinary delights. This means that as a destination area, Tawangmangu is dominated by local (domestic) and foreign tourists who consume a lot of traditional food. In addition, traditional culinary delights are still well maintained in tourist destination areas where tourists are not only local but also from abroad.