Street food: Public health and examples from Northern Cyprus

Abstract

Street foods mostly consist of local, seasonal and fresh ingredients that represent the local culinary culture of the country or region where they are sold. Therefore, these foods are very valuable for local food habits and play an important role in the preservation of cultural and social heritage. Organization (FAO), approximately 2.5 billion people consume street food every day. From this point of view, safe supply is an important agenda item in street foods with a large consumption volume. It is socio-economically important to keep the concept of street food, which is a part of the eating and drinking culture, alive for generations. The fact that Cyprus has been under the administration of many civilizations throughout its history has caused the Turkish cuisine culture of Northern Cyprus to have a very rich structure. The development of the island's unique street food gastronomy tourism is also of great importance in terms of the sustainability of the resources and economic gains. The diversity of street foods shows itself in the streets, markets and festivals. In this review, street foods are defined with a global perspective, evaluated in terms of food safety and street foods belonging to the Northern Cyprus culture are mentioned.

Keywords

• Food Safety
• Street Foods
• Public Health
• Food and Bevarage Culture
• Northern Cyprus

Sokak gıdaları: Halk sağlığı ve Kuzey Kıbrıs’tan örnekler

Öz

Sokak gıdaları çoğunlukla satıldıkları ülkenin veya bölgenin yerel mutfak kültürlerini temsil eden yerel, mevsimlik ve taze içeriklerden oluşmaktadır. Dolayısıyla, bu gıdalar yöresel yemek alışkanlıkları için oldukça değerli olup, kültürel ve sosyal mirasın korunmasında da önemli bir rol oynamaktadırlar. Birleşmiş Milletler Gıda ve Tarım Örgütü'ne (FAO) göre her gün yaklaşık 2,5 milyar insan sokak gıdası tüketmektedir. Bu açıdan bakıldığında tüketim hacmi büyük olan sokak gıdalarında güvenli tedarik önemli bir gündem maddesidir. Yeme-içme kültürünün bir parçası olan sokak gıdası kavramının nesiler boyu yaşatılması sosyo-ekonomik açıdan önem taşımaktadır. Kıbrıs’ın tarihi boyunca birçok yönetimin idaresine girmiş olması, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk mutfak kültürünün de çok zengin bir yapıya sahip olmasına sebep olmuştur. Adanın kendine has sokak gıdaları gastronomi turizminin geliştirilmesi, bölge kaynaklarının sürdürülebilirliği ve ekonomik kazanımları açısından büyük önem taşımaktadır. Sokak gıdalarının çeşitliliği sokaklarda, pazarlarda, festivallerde kendini göstermektedir. Bu derlemede de sokak gıdaları global bakış açısı ile tanımlanmış, gıda güvenliği açısından değerlendirilmiş ve Kuzey Kıbrıs kültürüne ait sokak gıdalarından bahsedilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Gıda Güvenliği
• Sokak Gıdası
• Halk Sağlığı
• Yeme-İçme Kültürü
• Kuzey Kıbrıs

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