Cuisine terminology in the dialects of Türkiye Turkish (names of dishes, soups, pastry) survey-dictionary

Turkish cuisine is one of the most important and preferred cuisines in the world due to its multitude of dishes types and richness of local flavours. Local flavors can be found in almost every province in Turkiye. Local flavors are an important part of the culture of societies and have an important place in promoting the culture of the region. Apart from local delicacies, names of dishes, soups and pastries that were translated into Turkish from other languages are also found in Turkiye's Turkish dialects. The ingredients used in meals, soups and pastries in Turkish dialects generally consist of products found in the geography where they are located. As a result, the names of dishes, soup and pastries bear the dialect characteristics used by the people living in that region. Every action in culture is reflected in language. The abundance of dishes-related names in the nutrition culture also shows that the language of the society is rich. In this study, the names of dishes, soup and pastries in Turkish dialects of Turkiye are included. Studies on dialects were scanned and the names of dishes, soups and pastries were determined. In addition, the names of geographically marked dishes, soups and pastries were added to our study and a dialect dictionary related to the field was created. The names we identified were examined in terms of phonetics, morphology and word groups. 2749 dishes names, 469 soup names and 1984 pastry names identified in Turkiye Turkish dialects were tried to be included in the literature with their meanings. The names of dishes, soup and pastries in Türkiye Turkish dialects consist of single words or word groups.