New Trend in Gastronomy: Neurogastronomy
Chapter from the book:
Kalemci Tüzün,
İ.
&
Öksüz,
M.
(eds.)
2023.
Multifaceted Research in The Field of Tourism II.
Synopsis
Since its creation, human beings have needed the act of feeding in order to survive. Nutritional behavior, which starts instinctively and is carried out only to meet physiological and biological needs, has come out of this mold with the developing technology and changing time and has become a concept associated with the individual's sense of pleasure and the desire to discover new tastes. This concept; It has revealed gastronomic tourism, which is closely interested in topics such as the trip to discover new foods and the story of the food. Neurogastronomy trend, which has made a name for itself in recent years and is closely related to gastronomy tourism, are the concepts of pleasure, taste and taste while eating are realized with emotions or with the brain? It is a gastronomic movement where the question is answered. Neurogastronomy perspective; It is among the methods used in the treatment of health problems such as diet and eating disorders and contributes to the relationship between food and human emotions in different fields. In this study, the concept of gastronomy, gastronomy tourism, neurogastronomy, parameters affecting the perception of taste are mentioned and examples of restaurants working in the light of neurogastronomy current are given.