This article addresses the culinary traditions of women vendors in the Quibdó market square as a mechanism of resistance against the historical inequalities they face. The Quibdó market square, on the other hand, is a relevant space that gathers part of the culinary, cultural, social and economic history of the city, as well as being fundamental for the subsistence of the ethnic identity of the territory. The role of women in the Quibdó market square is explored in connection with the products they sell, as well as from the point of view of geopolitical criticism of the circulation system of food consumed in the region, evidencing their need of self-sufficiency.