A Field Research on Eating and Drinking Culture of Bursa and its Change

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the eating and drinking culture of Bursa and to expose the changes that are taking place today. The sample of this research is composed of 10 women aged 50 and over who were born and grown in Bursa. A semi-structured interview form was used to collect the data. The answers for each question posed in the interview form are categorized. After, descriptive analysis was conducted to evaluate Bursa’s eating and drinking culture and the change untill today. According to the results of the research, the cooking hobs and tools used during cooking, the tools used for eating and the place where you eat have changed over time; All the food groups consumed in the past in the region are consumed today but these food groups were produced mostly by the local people and they are now bought from markets; In the past, local people were consuming their own local beverages but now they are replaced by sweetened beverages. As a result of the research, it is also possible to find out that the local dishes like Oğmaç çorbası, Bursa mumbarı, ciğer sarma, kaçamak, cevizli lokum, pideli köfte, kabak çırpması, cantık, tahanlı pide, yeşil domates yemeği, tavuk kapama, çullama, manav mantısı, yumurta dolması, kemal paşa tatlısı, cennet künkü were determined and these local dishes were still made today as they were in the past..