Amish’lerin Gastronomi Kültürü: Wisconsin Cashton Bölgesi Amish’leri Örneği
The Gastronomy Culture of the Amish: The Case of the Cashton District Amish of Wisconsin

Summary/Abstract: This study was carried out in order to examine the gastronomic culture of the Amish community living in the Cashton District of Wisconsin, USA. In order to obtain healthy data in the study, in-depth interview method was used as a data collection method. It is known that the Amish, a sect of Christianity, adopt a closed lifestyle due to their beliefs and are partially in contact with the outside society, which rejects technology. In this context, a semi-structured questionnaire was prepared by making use of the literature in order to gather information about the food rituals, food production, food supply, food processing and service processes that make up the gastronomic culture of the Amish community. During the data collection process, it is thought that the researchers made various observations by interviewing the Amish community living in the Cashton region of Wisconsin and the people of the region who spent about two weeks. A total of 12 family leaders or members, seven men and five women, contributed to the study. The analysis phase of the obtained data; The answers of the participants were divided into categories, direct quotations were made from the answers given by the participants and the comments of the researchers were included, codes and themes were created and presented in tables. As a result of the study, it has been understood that the Amish produce food with traditional methods, they usually get their food supply from the products they produce and local stores, and they make a living from agriculture animal husbandry and various craftsmanship. They also concluded that the Amish used traditional methods of preserving food, such as drying, canning, salting, fermenting, and cooking.

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