(MENAFN- AzerNews) The Turkish Embassy in South Sudan is celebrating the Turkish
Cuisine Week to introduce the country's rich gastronomic culture to
the African nation, Azernews reports via anadolu agency .
“The cuisine is among the factors that represent cultural
identity. As such, food is more than a biological and nutritional
ingredient but also a part of the history and culture of a nation,"
Ambassador Erdem Mutaf said during celebrations in Juba on
Tuesday.
Mutaf said that Turkish cuisine is a vast treasure that dates
back centuries.
“This journey has been enriched by various cultures throughout
our history. This diversity contains not only different cultures,
religions and ethnicities, but also spirituality,” he said.
Mutaf said that Turkish food has different features with respect
to the events at which they are served such as festivals, weddings
and even funerals.
“Recipes for Turkish food aim not only for a good appetite, but
may also be designed for healing the sickness, supporting the
weakness and upgrading the mood,” Mutaf said.
He said the cuisine is larger than the world famous kebabs,
doner and baklava.
“Cuisine is also an inseparable part of the tourism sector and
among the sector's attractions together with other facilities. I
think when you make bookings for Turkish hotels, you may also
consider hotels' culinary offers as well,” he said.
Dilara Timur, third secretary of the Turkish Embassy in Juba,
said that they have gathered to celebrate the 2nd Turkish Cuisine
Week to promote the famous Turkish cuisine and celebrate Turkish
culinary traditions.
“We will have the opportunity to present the traditional recipes
of Hatay, southern city of Türkiye. Unfortunately, most of you have
heard of Hatay three months ago as an earthquake-struck the city
where thousands of lives were lost,” Timur said.
Malak Marial, who attended the celebration, said that if such
events are adopted by the South Sudan government it would attract
tourists to the country.
“Meals prepared with creative presentations by Turkiye's chefs
were offered to us and we felt very happy for that,” he said.
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