The 3rd International Taste of Adana Festival, which will be hosted by Adana Governorship on October 4-6, 2019, will host teams from Mediterranean countries such as Italy, Morocco, Lebanon, TRNC, Spain, France, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Albania and Greece, as well as the guest country of the festival, South Korea. The 3rd International Adana Taste Festival, which is preparing to bring together the local culinary values of Adana with the kitchens of Mediterranean countries with the theme of “The Great Mediterranean Feast”, aims to promote Adana’s local gastronomic values in Türkiye and around the world and to develop Adana tourism.

The 3rd International Taste of Adana Festival, which was held for the second time last year and was welcomed with great enthusiasm across the country, will this year include the traditional culinary richness of Adana as well as elements such as culinary workshops and shows of the invited Mediterranean countries. The 3rd International Taste of Adana Festival, where the pulse of the gastronomy world will beat for three days in the festival area to be established in Central Park, is supported by many institutions and organizations such as Adana Metropolitan Municipality, Adana district municipalities, Adana Chamber of Commerce, Adana Chamber of Industry, Adana Commodity Exchange, Adana Hacı Sabancı Organized Industrial Zone, Mediterranean Exporters Association, Turkish Hoteliers Federation, Turkish Travel Agencies Association, Tourist Guides Association, Çukurova Touristic Hoteliers Association, Kitchen Friends Association, Adana Cooks and Pastry Association, Çukurova Cooks Association.

STAR NAMES OF MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE WILL MEET IN ADANA

The festival, which will be enriched with the gastro-shows of unique local and national chefs as well as international chefs from guest countries, will allow you to enjoy the delicious flavors of Adana and bring the gastronomy world together in Adana. The 3rd International Adana Taste Festival will be enlivened by the stands of the city’s leading flavor brands, while gastro-shows, tasting sessions, interviews, panels and culinary workshops will take place at various activity points to be established in the area. The International Adana Taste Festival, which has been held regularly for three years and has become the most popular gastronomy event of our country, sets an exemplary model with its comprehensive content, sustainability and enthusiasm spreading across the country.

Stating that they will host Mediterranean countries, Gaziantep and Hatay as guest cities in Adana on October 4-6, Adana Governor Mahmut Demirtaş said, “As the Governorship of Adana, we are determinedly continuing our efforts to promote the values of our city and to bring our city, which attracts attention with its history, natural and cultural richness, to the position it deserves in every aspect. In this context, we are very happy with the great interest in the “International Taste of Adana Festival”, which we have been organizing with great success for two years and will organize for the third time this year. I sincerely believe that the festival will attract even greater interest this year. We are ready to host our local and foreign guests in our city in the best way possible. I would like to thank the managers and employees of our print, visual and audio media organizations, all members of our festival committee, all supporting individuals and organizations who will follow the activities of the “3rd International Taste of Adana Festival” and announce them to the whole world, and I invite all taste lovers to discover the rich cuisine and unique palate of our Adana.” Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar used the following statements regarding the festival: “We strive to preserve the values of our local cuisine, adapt them to the present and carry them into the future, and we are proud to support the 3rd International Taste of Adana Festival hosted by the Governorship of Adana. While sharing all the elements of Adana cuisine with our festival visitors, we will also serve to promote, increase awareness and transfer our traditional food knowledge, which is about to be forgotten, to the future.”

The organization of the festival, whose content work is carried out by Logos İletişim, the most experienced agency in its field, is undertaken by Yedi İletişim. The 3rd International Taste of Festival is expected to mediate the meeting of Adana’s disappearing traditional culinary culture with international audiences and contribute to the branding of Adana as a “rising tourism destination” in the world by blending the concepts of “tradition and local gastronomy”.