Turkiye Celebrates a Turkish Cuisine Week in Nigeria

Turkiye Celebrates a Turkish Cuisine Week in Nigeria

By: Michael Mike

Türkiye has celebrated Turkish Cuisine Week, a celebration of one of the world’s richest culinary traditions.

Speaking to journalists during the hosting of media practitioners by the Turkish Embassy in Abuja at the weekend, Ambassador Mehmet Poroy, who is waiting to submit his letter of credence to President Bola Ahmed, said his country has one of the world’s richest culinary traditions since Turkish foods have been enriched by traces of countless civilisations for centuries.

At the meeting which was part of activities lined up to celebrate this year’s Turkish Cuisine Week in Türkiye and around the world, an event celebrated annually from May 21 to May 27 through various events across the world and in the country. Poroy explained that for centuries of people migration from different cultures and races to Türkiye culminating in the country becoming a melting point for all aspects of life, including culinary traditions.

He noted that through the annual Turkish Cuisine Week, Turkiye has continued to share its rich ‘gastronomic culture’ with the rest of the world.

He said that this year’s celebration aimed to build intercultural bridges with a focus on the backbone of Turkish cuisine’s “Classic Dishes.”

Commenting on the impact he hopes to make in Nigeria, the envoy said paramount among them is to improve the bilateral trade relations between Nigeria and Turkiye.

He said plan was underway to scale up the current trade volume to a target of 5 billion dollars.

He said the high number of travelers between the two countries with about 16 flights weekly required bolstering bilateral ties, and expanding visa centres to other big cities, apart from Abuja and Lagos.

Turkiye’s Classic Dishes symbolise its cuisine’s traditional, healthy, and waste-free culinary heritage, which stand out as the shining gems of the cuisine, embodying natural rich flavors with unique preservation and cooking techniques.

Each dish reflects the traces of centuries-old traditions from Anatolia’s fertile soil and showcases the diversity of the Turkish cuisine and its universal value through their simplicity and natural flavors.

In Turkiye, traditional dishes are far more than a collection of recipes, they are an intrinsic part of its culture, often bringing people together at the dinner table in a way that fosters connection and shared understanding.

Turkiye Celebrates a Turkish Cuisine Week in Nigeria