Examining The Ödemiş County (İzmir) in Terms of Local Dishes

Abstract

Different tourism types have started to replace the classic tourism based on sea, sand and sun. One of these tourism types is gastronomy tourism. Recently, the interest in dishes associated with local cultural motifs has increased. Board activities, which were previously in the second plan, have become one of the main reasons for travel. The aim of this study is to determine the local dishes of Ödemiş county of İzmir and to present the potential of gastronomy tourism. Document review was carried out in order to determine the local dishes of Ödemiş and the obtained dishes were confirmed by asking the local residents. According to the results of the study, it was found that Ödemiş has important data in terms of local dishes and that the current demand for gastronomy tourism can be increased by highlighting these dishes.