Nutrition

Coronavirus increased interest in tarhana! The demand for tarhana, which is indispensable on the tables in winter, has increased during the coronavirus epidemic. In addition to domestic sales, Uşak (a province in Western Anatolia) tarhana is exported to many countries such as Germany, Austria, New Zealand and the USA. Tarhana, …

Press release… Expressing that the World Health Organization (WHO) has included raisins in the list of healthy products, while strengthens immunity in the human body, Chairman of Turkey Dried Fruits Industry Board Osman Öz said, “It is expected that the domestic consumption of raisin producing countries is 550 thousand 448 …

AHBİB Chairman Hüseyin Arslan, drew attention to the food waste and said that instead of the expiry date (STT), the recommended consumption date (TETT) should be implemented in dry food products with a long shelf life. Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB) Chairman Hüseyin Arslan reminded …

Turkey wastes 19 million tons of food, which is one-fifth of the country’s food production, annually, the forestry and agriculture minister said on Oct. 16.  Bekir Pakdemirli “If we can prevent the food waste by only 2% in our country, we can meet the one-year living expenses of approximately 360,000 families,” Bekir Pakdemirli said …

October 15, 2020, Ankara Press release… Dr. Ayşegül Selışık, FAO Deputy Representative in Turkey, participated in the programme Gün Ortası, broadcast in KRT and presented by Tülin Daloğlu. In the broadcast held within the scope of World Food Day, the strong connection between food and peace was underscored, referring to …

Press release… Dr. Ayşegül Selışık: The Nobel Peace Prize shows that peace and food stand side by side Reminding that World Food Day is celebrated with the theme of “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our actions are our future.”, Dr. Ayşegül Selışık said that supporting food security provision means supporting peace …

Press release… Volunteers who set out to introduce Izmir’s culinary culture to the world started their activities.Sibel Önbaş, Founding President of İzmir Culinary Culture Association: “We will ensure that İzmir cuisine is included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network” İzmir Culinary Culture Association started its activities. While the foundation of …

Press release… Children in Tire, Beydağ, Çeşme, Karaburun and Kiraz districts will also benefit by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality’s ‘Nursing Baby’ project from now on. Thus, there will be no district in Izmir province where the project is not implemented. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality continues to deliver the healthy milk it gets …

Bolu’s famous water buffalo cream was registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and received a geographical indication. Bolu (a northwestern province in Turkey) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Türker Ateş said, “Afyon’s cream is famous. Bolu’s buffalo cream is also famous. From now on, we will say …

World Egg Day is celebrated every year on the second Friday in October. On World Egg Day, events are held across the world celebrating the egg. The first World Egg Day was celebrated in 1996 and since then we have seen a variety of wonderful events taking place internationally, with people …