Özet:

Destinations are constantly planning and developing strategies in an intense competitive environment to attract more visitors and be able to overcome their competitors. While developing these plans and strategies, they are trying to highlight their own cultural identity as a distinctive feature of their destination from other destinations. In recent years, gastronomy has gained importance as a travel motivation and interest and visits to the destinations that have evolved in this regard have rapidly increased. The unique cuisine culture of each society also reflects the national characteristics of that nation. The subject of this study is the gastronomic values of Giresun Illi, which has a rich kitchen culture. The aim of the study is to identify and attract the importance of Giresun's cultural and traditional tastes under the gastronomic tourism name. In accordance with the purpose of the research, a comprehensive area of summer scan was made and the gastronomic values that came to the forefront in the kitchen of Giresun were determined.