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One of the most important factors making many destinations that want to operate in gastronomy tourism advantageous over their competitors is their local cuisine. In particular, it is seen that most destinations frequently use local cuisine factors and in this context, local cuisines are generally handled together with destination and gastronomy tourism in order to provide an unforgettable gastronomic experience to the visitors of destinations. From this point of view, it is aimed to examine the relationship between local cuisine and destination and gastronomy tourism in line with the researches conducted in the literature and to reveal a generalization within the scope of the findings of these researches. In line with the stated main purpose, it was carried out an in-depth literature review to obtain research data. The literature review was conducted between February-April 2021. As a result of the examination, it has been determined that local cuisines are an important tool in the destination image and marketing. In addition, another important result revealed in the research is that local cuisines contribute to the sustainability of gastronomic tourism and is an attractive factor. In the research, it is suggested that destinations should develop marketing tools that can respond to tourist demands and needs, and carry out promotional activities in which the brand value of the local cuisine will be reflected in these promotion and marketing activities.

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