Culinary Heritage Tourism. The objective of this discussion is twofold and will treat the notion of heritage as a social construct and as a resource for action. The pistachios and thus the baklava are considered to be the best in the world and it is the only Turkish foodstuff to have achieved the honour to be officially protected by the European Union as an authentic food.
For most tourist destinations gastronomy plays a strategic role in their image and brand. 5282018 Preservation of the regions culinary heritage is a huge part of protecting and sustaining our culture. Gastronomic tourism food tourism and culinary tourism Guzel and Apaydin 2016.
The third is the concept of food as the main reason for the trip.
It marks the qualification comfort categories of rural tourism homesteads. Culinary tourism also looks at the practices of exploratory eating or participating in perhaps alien foodways as a way of encountering and consuming other places and cultures Long 2004. Travelers often look specifically for places with a rich cuisine food and drink festivals and cooking classes. Operating as a not-for-profit food tourism development organization our mandate is to.