Abstract
Consumers show high demand for red meat products in Afyonkarahisar where livestock is common. This situation makes Afyonkarahisar one of the leading cities in terms of meat and meat products consumption. Students from different regions of Turkey, studied at Afyon Kocatepe University (AKU), quickly adapt to the local meat products consumption. The aim of study was to examine the sucuk consumption and preferences of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine students in AKU. Questionnaires were applied to 325 participants. The questionnaire consists of 3 sections, 23 questions. First part consists demographic features, second part about habits of sucuk consumption and third part was the knowledge levels about the sucuk production and the preferences of the sucuk produced in Afyonkarahisar. It was determined that 92.3% of the students consumed red meat and mostly sucuk (67.4%) in meat products. Moreover, preference of Afyonkarahisar traditional sucuk differed according to regions. In addition, knowledge level of students about difference between traditional sucuk production and commercial sucuk production, and the usage of starter culture in commercial sucuk production differ according to their classes. As a result, it has been determined that Afyonkarahisar traditional sucuk is preferred by students from different regions because of especially taste and flavor.