Berries instead of bears: new insight into gastronomic attractiveness of Russian Siberia

Journal of Ethnic Foods

Table 2 Berries-based tourism initiatives in Southern Siberia

Company/event	Region	Activity	Berries-related offer	URL (valid for November 2020)
Art-Vishnja	Kemerovo	Cherry Fest	Various activities linked to cherry—a symbol of Osinniki town	http://artcherryfest.ru/
Sheregesh-Travel	Kemerovo	One-day excursion	Picking berries in forest	http://sheregesh-travel.ru/services/excursions/furry-friend-trekking-in-the-mountains.html
Discovery	Khakassia	One-day excursion	Picking berries in a garden, tasting berries	https://www.discovery-khakasia.ru/ekskursionnaya-poezdka-v-abazu.html
Domashnij otdykh	Khakassia	11-day tour	Picking berries in forest near a lodge	https://www.hometravel.ru/ural/hakassia.shtml
Viktorija	Khakassia	Tour	Tasting berries	https://www.viktur.ru/regions/khakassia/tours-to-khakassia-10182-1036.html
Zapovedniki	Khakassia	14-day tour	Picking berries in a garden	https://zapovedtours.ru/khakasiyatour2020

These events and recreational activities are typical in the Kemerovo Region and the Republic of Khakassia. Importantly, they are strongly tied to local tourism programs, sometimes supported by the local governments. Although still few, they demonstrate a kind of diversity of bacatourism offer in Southern Siberia

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