Determination of the fish consumption habits of Batman province

This study was carried out in order to determine the consumption habits of fish products and meat preferences on people living in Batman province. According to the survey results, meat consumption habit amount of 350 people living in Batman was 46% for red meat, 42% for chicken meat and finally 10% for fish meat. 2% of the survey participants stated that they did not consume any kind of meat. It was determined that the people of the region provided 55% of their fish products from fishermen. Participants preferred marine fish (51%) at most. It was determined that the participants were interested in purchasing fish, fresh (64%), taste (22%), price (7%), boned (6%) culture or hunting (1%). It was determined that the participants' consumption habits were 47% frying, 32% grilling, 17% oven, 4% fish boiling and so on. In this study, it was determined that the annual consumption of fish in Batman is below the world average although it is 4.8 kg. This is thought to be due to the fact that the region is far from the water resources and also from the traditional food culture. Key Words: Fish Consumption, Consumption Habits, Meat Consumption Preferences, Batman