Afyonkarahisar Cuisine Hosted Hatay

Afyonkarahisar cuisine hosted Hatay in the Expo area of ​​Hatay Municipality due to the Turkish Cuisine Week held between 21 – 27 May. Promotion campaign continues under the leadership of Mayor Mehmet Zeybek. In this context, our Gastronomy team, who went to Hatay, offered the local and registered delicacies of our city, especially to the Hatay Mayor Lütfü Savaş, Hatay protocol and members of the press.

Within the scope of Afyon Hatay Meeting, the registered flavors of Afyonkarahisar such as Tandoori Soup, Okra dish, Afyon Kebab, Goce Meatballs, Stuffed Leaf, Eggplant Pastry, Hosaf, Cream and Cherry Bread Kadayif were presented. Guests from Hatay admired Afyon cuisine. Afyonkarahisar cuisine received full marks at the dinner organized at Expo 2021 Hatay to further reinforce and develop the cooperation and solidarity between the two sister gastronomy cities. The special organization, where the palates of all guests were delighted, ended after a souvenir photo shoot and gift presentation.

LÜTFÜ SAVAŞ ATTENDED AFYONKARAHİSAR CUISINE

Hosted by Deputy Mayor Barış Dal and Cultural and Social Affairs Director İhsan Akar, Hatay Mayor Lütfü Savaş expressed his views after the meal. War; “We were the guests of our Afyon Municipality in the Expo area. We met dishes that we do not know the name of, but that have belonged to Afyon for hundreds of years and that have high taste quality. Food expresses the culture, self and everything of a city. What we know specific to Afyon was missing. It just didn't have cream and sausage. Afyon has hundreds of dishes. After dessert, there was the culture of eating okra soup, which was very interesting to me. The presentation of plain bread kadayif with sour cherry and cream was perfect, the taste was great. We ate very good meals. We were guests in our own venue hosted by our President and Manager. We are waiting for Afyonkarahisar Mayor Mehmet Zeybek, a senior Gastronomy city, to Hatay. Afyon cuisine must be in Hatay for at least a month. In two weeks, these flavors are not introduced at once. Congratulations, Afyonkarahisar deserved to be a city of gastronomy. All meals were delicious. Well done to the team," he said.

INVITATION FROM VICE PRESIDENT BARIŞ DAL TO AFYON

Deputy Mayor Barış Dal started his speech by conveying the greetings of Mayor Mehmet Zeybek; “As Afyonkarahisar Municipality, we had the opportunity to introduce our local delicacies at Habibi Neccar Mosque, the first mosque of Anatolia, which is our first stop in Hatay as part of the Expo 2021 fair. Then, we introduced our local delicacies in the gastronomy house of Hatay, which was selected as the second in our country by UNESCO. In addition, we offered our local delicacies to our guests at the Taste Festival organized by the Governorship of Antakya. Our guests and residents of Hatay, who participated in our events, expressed their satisfaction, and we were also happy. Today, we came together with you, our valuable protocol, and national and local press representatives working in Hatay in the Expo area. Thank you very much for joining our invitation. I would also like to thank Hatay Municipality for bringing together two sister gastronomy cities in this organization. Mayor Lütfü Savaş did not hesitate to support us, he opened their kitchen and we had the opportunity to come together here. I would like to express that we will be honored to host and host you, our esteemed guests, in Afyon, in a different organization, and I would like to thank those who participated in our Afyon cuisine event, which we organized in Hatay. Enjoy your meal." used the expressions.

“TWO BROTHER CITIES OF GASTRONOMY”

Cultural and Social Affairs Director İhsan Akar drew attention to the importance of cooperation and solidarity; “With the support of Afyonkarahisar Mayor Mehmet Zeybek, we had the opportunity to promote the flavors of our city in the Expo area in Hatay. Due to the Turkish cuisine week, we are happy to bring together the delicacies of Afyon cuisine with you, our valuable guests, in the Expo area of ​​Hatay Municipality. In Expo 2021 Hatay, we organized this organization in the Expo area in order to further strengthen and develop the cooperation and solidarity between the two sister gastronomy cities. We see that cities now come to the fore with their tastes as well as their projects. For this reason, I would like to thank the Hatay Governorship, Hatay Municipality and Hatay Mufti for their great efforts in these organizations in Hatay.”