Garavollinin (Salyangoz) Gastronomi Alanında Tüketim Tercihi: KKTC Ev Katılımcıları Örneği
Consumption Preference of Garavolli (Snail) in the Field of Gastronomy: The Case of TRNC Household Participants

Summary/Abstract: Gastronomy takes a return in transferring societies' eating and drinking habits from the past to the present. Transferring these cultural values to generations; The history of food, its production, preparation, presentation and contribution to tourism activities in the region reveal the importance of local foods, which are an element of destination attraction. Accepting different cuisines and tastes with the use of local foods in gastronomic tourism. According to the FAO (United Nations World Food Organization) statement, alternative techniques have been implamented to reduce food shortages in the future and encourage them to turn to alternative foods. In this direction, in our work; The importance of snail meat, the fact that it is an alternative food as a food with high protein nutritional value, to maintain its presence in the kitchen since the Lusignan period in Cyprus, the introduction of traditional foods in the Turkish Cypriot community within the framework of gastronomy tourism, and its place and importance in the field of gastronomy cuisine should be under investigation in order to highlight any issues. In this research, the findings with descriptive analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, are in line with the participants' answers to the semi-structured interview form prepared by the researcher himself with 30 house participants living in Iskele and Famagusta regions in TRNC. As a result of the research, garavolli food, a heritage in society's cultural values, is a popular appetizer in the Cypriot Cuisine. However, there is no scientific resource related to the TRNC Gastronomy field. However, due to cultural and gastronomic studies' insufficiency for this food's promotional marketing, it has been understood that the necessary investment and importance to this field. In this context, it can emphasize the importance of garavolli consumption in alternative food markets and emphasise its value in education, culture, tourism and scientific research in line with the research findings.

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