E lilo ʻo Istanbul i ka 38th huakaʻi e hoʻokolokolo ʻia i ʻāpana o nā wahi gastronomic hanohano loa o ka honua e ka Michelin Guides. Ke alakaʻi nei ka hui ʻo Michelin i hoʻokumu ʻia ma Farani i nā gourmets o ka honua mai 1904, i ka wā i kapa ʻia ʻo Istanbul ʻo Constantinople. ʻO nā puke alakaʻi Michelin uhi ʻulaʻula, mai ko lākou hoʻomaka ʻana he 118 mau makahiki i hala aku nei, ua manaʻo ʻia ʻo ia ka Baibala o nā gourmands, ka mea hilinaʻi a kaulana loa o ka honua i nā alakaʻi helu hale ʻaina.
Ma ke kamaʻilio ʻana i kahi hālāwai e hoʻolaha ana i ka hōʻea ʻana o Michelin i Türkiye, Kuhina no ka Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, ua ʻōlelo ʻo ka hoʻoholo ʻana o Michelin e hoʻohui iā İstanbul i kāna papa inoa honua he mea hōʻoia i ka ʻike o Istanbul ma ke ʻano he "gastrocity."
"ʻO kēia makemake o ka hui Michelin i ka ʻāpana meaʻai a me nā mea inu ʻo İstanbul e hōʻike ana aia ʻo Türkiye ma ke alo o ka huakaʻi gastronomy," wahi a Ersoy. "E hoʻoneʻe ka Michelin Guide i kā mākou ʻoihana, e kū nei me ko lākou ʻano kumu, ʻokoʻa, hoʻomau a me ka hoʻomohala ʻana, i ka pae honua me kahi sila hou o ka ʻae ʻia."
Ma ke ʻano he kapikala o nā aupuni no nā millennia, Kou Ua ʻike lōʻihi ʻia ʻo ia ka wahi hānau o nā meaʻai a me nā kuʻuna gastronomic i kēia manawa i ka honua.
Ke hōʻike nei i kona hoihoi no ka hoʻohui ʻana o Istanbul i ka ʻohana Michelin, ʻo Gwendal Poullennec, Luna Hoʻokele o ka honua. Nā alakaʻi Michelin, ʻike ʻia ua hoihoi ʻo İstanbul i ka honua no nā kenekulia me kona mōʻaukala, moʻomeheu a me ka ʻike intercultural. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Poullennec "ʻo ka hoʻokomo ʻana o ka Michelin Guide o İstanbul e hōʻike i ke kūlanakauhale i nā gourmets a puni ka honua. Hoʻoulu ʻia e nā kuʻuna kahiko a me nā kālena ʻōpio, ka noʻonoʻo ākea a me ka hoʻokumu ʻana i kahi ʻano ʻono maoli, ua kāhāhā kā mākou hui ʻo İstanbul i ka meaʻai.
E hoʻolaha ʻia ke koho ʻana o nā hale ʻaina ʻIstanbul mua e nā mea nānā kūʻokoʻa kūʻokoʻa, hūnā a ʻike ʻole ʻia ma ʻOkakopa 11, 2022.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Expressing his enthusiasm for the addition of Istanbul to the Michelin family, Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guides, observed that İstanbul has fascinated the world for centuries with its history, culture and intercultural identity.
- Speaking at a meeting announcing Michelin's arrival in Türkiye, Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, noted that Michelin's decision to add İstanbul to its international roster is proof positive of Istanbul's profile as a “gastrocity.
- “This interest of the Michelin organization in the İstanbul food and drink sector demonstrates that Türkiye is at the forefront of gastronomy tourism,”.
