MAMACOCA COCAMAMA

An immersive gastronomy experience

Food of War & Futuro Coca Festival – Winner of the Colombia–UK Co-creation Grant

Mamacoca Cocamama is a multisensory gastronomic ritual that reimagines the cultural narrative of the coca leaf. Conceived as part of the Futuro Coca Festival in Colombia and supported by the British Council’s Co-creation Grant, this immersive experience invites guests to engage with coca beyond its stigma — through taste, territory, and ancestral memory.

Blending traditional ingredients with contemporary culinary methods, the experience explores coca as a living archive of knowledge and connection. Each recipe becomes a bridge between the spiritual teachings of Indigenous peoples (our “elder siblings”) and urban or global audiences (the “younger siblings”), offering new meanings for a plant that has too often been misunderstood.

Gastronomic highlights included:

• Cauce (Forest Brew): A citrusy infusion of torombolo, mandarin lemon, coca leaves, and organic panela.

• Hermanos (Corn Bundle): A tamal made of corn and coca flour, filled with ancestral bean hummus.

• Mamá Coca – Coca Mama (Leaf): A tribute to the sacred presence of the coca plant.

• Isú (Paper): An edible coca paper carrying messages for reflection.

Through ritual, flavour, and collective storytelling, Mamacoca Cocamama offers a peaceful reclaiming of the coca leaf — honouring its spiritual, medicinal, and culinary legacy.

Creation Collective of the L.U.Z. – Mamacoca Cocamama

Food of War  and  Ilma Olarte Parra, Paula García (Vessel design)Mar Amaya Agudelo (Performer).

Residency and Gastronomic Participation

Diana Roa Itazzi, Food of War and  Brayan Steven Becerra.

Original Music

Maravilla Media & Food of War.;