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Traditional Nevzine Dessert Production
2020
Nuran Erdem | Hatice Berna Poçan | Ali Samet Babaoğlu | Mustafa Karakaya
Traditional foods, which are the special products that have emerged with the experience of many years, reflect the culture, identity, characteristics and heritage of a region and help the development and continuity of these regions by preventing migration from rural areas. In terms of revealing the cultural richness of societies, the place of traditional foods in social life is very important. Traditional foods have an important place in the nutrition of the people living in the region and constitute the specific taste of the region. One of the cultural riches traditional desserts are produced and consumed in various regions of Anatolia. The desserts, which have been produced for centuries from past to present, have always had an important place in our culture. Traditional desserts have a rich variety both as milky and sherbet dessert in terms of the material added and the production technology. Nevzine Dessert, which has been produced for centuries, is a traditional sherbet dessert variety prepared by using tahini, molasses and walnuts of Kayseri province. The use of sugar and grape molasses in the sherbet is a feature that distinguishes this dessert from other syruped desserts. Nevzine Dessert is served on religious holidays and its energy is quite high.The aim of this study is to give information about Kayseri’s traditional Nevzine Dessert, its components, preparation and cooking based on the interviews and researches with the locals.
Show more [+] Less [-]Evaluation of Production Decisions of Enterprises Operating in the Red Meat Industry in TR83 Region by AHS and TOPSIS Methods
2022
Berrin Dal | Halil Kızılaslan
In this study, the production technology level of enterprises, meat and meat products, slaughterhouses, and combines; operating in the red meat industry in the TR83 Region and the practical criteria for selecting these technology levels have been determined. Within the scope of the study, the data obtained by face-to-face interviews with the managers of meat and meat products processing enterprises, slaughterhouses, and combines operating in the provinces of Amasya, Çorum, Samsun, and Tokat in the TR83 Region were evaluated. Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) and TOPSIS methods were used to determine the production technology level. In the study, the level of production technology (alternatives) was considered as modern production technology and traditional production technology while the criteria are determined as family business, modern conditions, production capacity, market width, modernization, modern facility, hygiene, and quality. As a result of the study, modern production technology was determined as very important by 85% points with the AHP method and 99% points with the TOPSIS method. It has been concluded that the most essential criteria in determining the level of production technology are quality (0.291), hygiene (0.273), and modern conditions (0.106). The technology level used in production is important in terms of providing sufficient red meat supply and healthy and reliable food production and consumption. Therefore, it has been concluded that encouraging modernization in is this field and allowing enterprises to use modern technology will support production.
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