The 'Local Food Program' for Preserving and Presenting "Local Gastronomic Products of Kelebek Group"

With its millennia-old deep history, the Cappadocia region also boasts a delicious cuisine as a part of its rich culture. The warm winds and dry climate of the region's deep and long valleys have given birth to delightful products that have blended with Cappadocia's cuisine, making it unique. However, the rapid growth of tourism in the region has weakened rural life, which, in turn, has affected the local cuisine, a cornerstone of the local culture.

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Every day, we hear more criticism about many products that used to be made in homes in many towns and districts in the region are no longer sufficiently grown in gardens and valleys. As the younger generations find the rural lifestyle and its heritage less appealing, we witness how challenging it is to bring back the old way of life and products in the villages. As a sector actor and as the host of the village, it is our significant duty to observe this issue correctly and ensure its resolution with sustainable solutions.

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Evaluating all these problems and development areas, we have initiated various efforts to revive the products of our village and the local cuisine. In this context, we have created an ecosystem where we can grow local products in our own valley to introduce the flavors of our region to our guests in all our restaurants and facilities. We use organic fertilizer and ancient techniques in our valley to cultivate products native to the region. Furthermore, we employ experienced individuals in agriculture and animal husbandry to revitalize and cultivate the region's products.

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Our aim is to identify lost or disappearing products of the region and provide the necessary environment for their production, with the hope that this will set an example for the region. While doing this, we are also trying to involve you, our valuable guests, in this ancient technique and way of life by placing experiential tourism in our valley, thus offering an important example of agro-tourism.