Özet:

Human beings need nutrition to sustain their lives. Nutritional habits affected by our way of life are affected by many factors such us geography, socio-economic structure, historical periods, culture and religion. The culinary culture, which is directly affected by the natural and environmental characteristics, is shaped by agricultural and animal husbandry activities, and the agricultural and animal products obtained constitute the basis of the culinary culture. The culinary culture of Siirt, which presents remnants of its well established civilization, includes all activities including cooking, drying, salting, preserving food and so on and the food consumed by the people living in this region. Siirt cuisine was born from Mesopotamia, a deep-rooted culture, and it is rich and authentic. In this study, the relationship between the foods used in Siirt cuisine and the geographical environment is investigated. It is very important to record this rich culinary culture, which carries cultural accumulation of centuries, to prevent it from being erased from memories

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