Examination of Restaurant Menus in the Michelin Guide within the Scope of Turkish Cuisine

This study aims to reveal how the dishes of Turkish cuisine are represented in the Michelin Guide in restaurants with a descriptive approach. Thus, this study revealed the importance of Turkish cuisine by Michelin-starred and Bib-Gourmand restaurants, which are known worldwide. According to findings, are 38 restaurants in the Michelin Guide in Turkiye. The menus of 23 of these restaurants were accessed and analyzed. It was seen that the restaurants in the Michelin guide designed their menus as hot and cold starters, main courses, and desserts. Therefore, the Turkish cuisine menu dishes were evaluated in three categories: hot-cold starters, main courses, and desserts. In the menus of the restaurants included in the Michelin guide, Turkish cuisine foods are found in 38% of hot-cold starters, 52% of main courses, and 33% of desserts. In general, 41% of the menus of the restaurants in the Michelin Guide consist of Turkish cuisine. The word cloud created for hot and cold starters, main courses and desserts, hummus for hot-cold starters, lamb for main courses, and baklava for desserts are the most prominent dishes.