Countdown to the 4th International Adana Taste Festival
“Turkey’s First Digital Taste Festival” which is characterized Adana 4th International Festival of Taste, in October 9-10-11 “with the island Inspiring All Colors” will be held with the theme.

Organized without a physical meeting in line with pandemic measures, the festival will include kitchen workshops, gastro shows, interviews and panels reflecting Adana’s traditional culinary riches. The festival will go beyond the borders of Adana and bring all the colors of the city to large audiences in the digital world. The festival, which will be organized under the auspices of the Adana Governorship, aims to introduce Adana’s gastronomic values ​​to the whole world.
Underlining that Adana has become a city of taste with its rich culinary culture, Adana Governor Süleyman Elban said, “Our country and the whole world have entered a different period due to the pandemic. In this new period, maximum level of isolation and hygiene measures are also on our agenda. Our festival, which will be held by paying attention to social distance, will introduce Adana’s local gastronomic values ​​to the whole world. As part of the festival, we will host many famous chefs in our city and host different events. This year, we will carry the enthusiasm of our festival to digital, as our people cannot be present in the event areas due to pandemic measures. “I sincerely thank our chefs, opinion leaders, non-governmental organizations, journalists, representatives of the digital media, Adana Metropolitan Mayor and District Mayors, and all other institutions and organizations that support us, who will participate in the 4th International Adana Taste Festival.” Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar made the following statements about the festival: “The International Adana Taste Festival plays a very important role in creating a wide awareness about Adana’s rich cuisine culture. Although we cannot meet our people in the festival area this year, we will ensure the sustainability of this important event by using the opportunities of the digital world. I believe that the International Adana Taste Festival, which will be held under the auspices of the Adana Governorship, will make a great contribution to the promotion of our city. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to our festival. “

The 4th International Adana Taste Festival made a magnificent final with a delicious program on Sunday, October 11th. All over the world, and due to the outbreak of coronavirus, which is effective in Turkey’s Adana Governorship theme of the festival, which was hosted digital this year, “the island with Inspiring All Colors” y. The 4th Adana Taste Festival, which witnessed colorful scenes for 3 days with culinary workshops, gastro shows, tasting sessions, interviews, stories of the leading flavor brands of the city without a physical meeting, crossed the borders of Adana and met with large masses in the digital world. Steven Raichlen greeted “Adana, the Land of Meat” from the other side of the world. The festival, where special guests were hosted, street by street Adana flavors were discovered, and we witnessed the stories of the city’s centuries-old plane trees, the festival brought together many world-famous special guests with festival lovers. One of the world’s most famous meat experts, American chef, writer and television star Steven Raichlen, who is the first name that comes to mind when meat and barbecue is mentioned, greeted “The Land of Meat Adana” from Miami, USA. The author of more than thirty books on the grid, in many countries, from Japan to the United States television shows that aired Raichle, he said he visited Turkey many times and loved Turkey, he said.

In Adana, the capital of the kebab, the kebab master decided to adapt the shape of the sushi to Adana kebab, bought a kebab cooked on a barbecue and wrapped pita around it. meat sushi kebab ‘attracted the attention of the people of Adana.

Şevket Azboy, who has been a kebab restaurant on Cevat Yurdakul Street in the central Seyhan district in the city for about 30 years, tasted sushi, a Far Eastern dish, in a restaurant in the past years and liked the shape of the food very much. The kebab master decided to adapt the shape of the sushi to Adana kebab and bought a kebab cooked on a barbecue and wrapped it with pita. Later, Azboy cut the pita in the shape of sushi and named the dish ‘sushi kebab’, which he decorated with yoghurt and butter. Stating that the people of Adana love sushi kebab, even if they are surprised when they first hear it, Azboy said that he was making sushi with meat for the first time in the city.
Sushi kebab of stories based on almost 30 years of voicing Azboy Shaukat said the idea for the first time, but later that he realized that many restaurants in the spread of sushi meat kebabs in Turkey. Stating that he was hesitant to put the sushi kebab in front of the people of Adana in the first place, Azboy noted that he decided to put the sushi kebab on the restaurant menu after receiving positive reactions from the people who tasted the food.

‘WHEN THEY HEAR IT FIRST, THEY BELIEVE FISH’
Stating that it is necessary to be open to innovation in kebab business, Azboy said, “If you are doing this job fondly, different things come to mind. You need to be innovative and always progress. You cannot catch the taste by counting where you stand. You need to work by constantly improving yourself,” he said.

Azboy said that when people heard the name of sushi, they thought the dish was made of fish, and said that the main product of sushi kebab is Adana kebab. Azboy said he sells about 30 servings of sushi kebab per day at 40 lira.

Adana lit its barbecue fire in the virtual world! The 4th International Adana Taste Festival opened with the magnificent gastro show of the meat professor Cüneyt Asan. On the second day of the festival “Women Chefs Grill beginning” ydı.adana- “Turkey’s First Digital Taste Festival” which is characterized Adana 4th International Festival of Taste, “Inspiring the Island of All Colors” began on October 9 in contact with. On the second day of the festival, which was opened with the magnificent gastro show of our country’s meat professor Cüneyt Asan, “Women Chefs were at the Barbecue”. Turkey’s famous chefs Sahrap Baybara Soysal and Ebru Demir and Adana Women’s Kebab Adana Kebab Master Angel Kıyan show the digital world was full of the smell of barbecue engulfed. Source: Adana lit its barbecue fire in the virtual world! “Turkey’s First Digital Festival of Taste” carries the distinction of being the second day of the 4th International Festival of Taste Island was very colorful scenes. In the festival, which was broadcast live on the social media channels of the festival, the famous chefs Sahrap Soysal and Ebru Baybara Demir and Adana Woman Kebab Master Melek Kıyan’s gastro show, Adana Kebab, which we are used to tasting more from male masters, was touched by a woman’s hand. Within the scope of the festival, famous chefs such as Sahrap Soysal, Ebru Baybara Demir, Cüneyt Asan, Hazer Amani, Yunus Emre Akkor and Orhan Demirok meet with the taste lovers in the digital world. The festival also includes culinary workshops from local masters, reflecting the city’s culinary richness, and stories of the city’s leading flavor brands. It started with the conversation that journalist Cüneyt Özdemir will have with Adana Governor Süleyman Elban and Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar. Gastrosoves, workshops and talks that continued all day were followed by large masses through the digital channels of the festival. Source: Adana lit its barbecue fire in the virtual world!

The second day of the 4th International Adana Taste Festival; After the conversation of journalist Cüneyt Özdemir with Adana Governor Süleyman Elban and Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar; continued with the gastro show of the famous chefs Sahrap Soysal and Ebru Baybara Demir and the Adana Woman Kebab Master Melek Kıyan. Adana Kebab, which we are used to tasting mostly from male masters, was the scene of colorful images. The gastro show “Women Chefs at the Grill” broadcast live on social media channels of the festival, all details of Adana Kebab crowned with the Registration Certificate were discussed. The ingredients used in the preparation of Adana Kebab, which is integrated with the city of Adana, the tricks of cooking technique, all the details from cooking to presentation were explained. The world of gastronomy beats in the digital world. Gastro shows by Hazer Amani, Yunus Emre Akkor, Orhan Demirok and Koray Türk in iconic venues such as Adana’s Cube Waterfall, Varda Bridge and Anavarza are broadcast live. In the sessions held within the scope of the festival, ideas are exchanged on new developments in the gastronomy sector, researches, productions, problems and solutions. Professionals of the world of gastronomy come together at the festival4. Leading names of the gastronomy world were guests at the panels and talks held on the second day of the International Adana Taste Festival. Sessions; American academic and author Johanna Mendelson Forman, International Project Expert, MDD Board Member Scion Hösükoğlu, Le Cordon Bleu Turkey Director Laurel Ertan Tüysüzoğlu, Gastronometro Business Development Manager, we know Betul and Kırklareli University Lecturer Ali Cakir, MDD General Secretary Esin Sungur, social entrepreneurs chef Ebru Baybara demirbahçeşeh University Lecturer Reha Tartici, Bunge Country Manager for Turkey, Turgut yeğenağaözyeg University of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department Chair Assoc. Dr. Özge Samancı and food writer Nursen Doğan participated as speakers. The 4th Adana Flavor Festival, which can be watched for 3 days from the live broadcast at Adana Museum, will end on Sunday evening, October 11th. Festival lovers will be able to follow the 4th Adana Taste Festival on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter channels.

The 4th International Adana Taste Festival made a magnificent final with a delicious program on Sunday, October 11th. All over the world, and due to the outbreak of coronavirus, which is effective in Turkey’s Adana Governorship theme of the festival, which was hosted digital this year, “the island with Inspiring All Colors” y. The 4th Adana Taste Festival, which witnessed colorful scenes for 3 days with culinary workshops, gastro shows, tasting sessions, interviews, stories of the leading flavor brands of the city without a physical meeting, crossed the borders of Adana and met with large masses in the digital world. Steven Raichlen greeted “Adana, the Land of Meat” from the other side of the world. The festival, where special guests were hosted, street by street Adana flavors were discovered, and we witnessed the stories of the city’s centuries-old plane trees, the festival brought together many world-famous special guests with festival lovers. One of the world’s most famous meat experts, American chef, writer and television star Steven Raichlen, who is the first name that comes to mind when meat and barbecue is mentioned, greeted “The Land of Meat Adana” from Miami, USA. The author of more than thirty books on the grid, in many countries, from Japan to the United States television shows that aired Raichle, he said he visited Turkey many times and loved Turkey, he said.