I-Istanbul iza kuba yindawo ye-38 ukuba igwetywe njengenye yezona ndawo zidumileyo ze-gastronomic emhlabeni ngabaKhokeli be-Michelin. Umbutho waseFransi osekelwe kwiMichelin ubukhokela i-gourmet zehlabathi ukususela ngo-1904, xa i-Istanbul yayisaziwa njengeConstantinople. Iincwadi zesikhokelo ezigqunywe ngobomvu zeMichelin, kususela ekusekweni kwazo kwiminyaka eli-118 eyadlulayo, zathathwa njengebhayibhile yeegourmands, eyona ithembekileyo nehloniphekileyo ehlabathini kuzo zonke izikhokelo zokukala irestyu.
Ethetha kwintlanganiso ebhengeza ukufika kukaMichelin eTürkiye, uMphathiswa weNkcubeko kunye noKhenketho, uMehmet Nuri Ersoy, uqaphele ukuba isigqibo sikaMichelin sokongeza i-İstanbul kuluhlu lwayo lwamazwe ngamazwe bubungqina bokuba iprofayile ye-Istanbul “iyingozi enkulu.”
"Lo mdla wombutho weMichelin kwicandelo lokutya neziselo e-İstanbul ubonisa ukuba iTürkiye iphambili kukhenketho lwe-gastronomy," utshilo u-Ersoy. "Isikhokelo seMichelin siza kuhambisa amashishini ethu, agqamayo ngemvelaphi yawo, iyantlukwano, uzinzo kunye nobuchule, ukuya kwinqanaba lehlabathi ngetywina elitsha lokuvunywa."
Njengenkunzi yobukhosi kwimillennia, Istanbul Kudala yaziwa njengendawo yokuzalwa yezidlo kunye nezithethe ze-gastronomic ezithatha umhlaba ngoku.
Evakalisa umdla wakhe wokongezwa kwe-Istanbul kusapho lwaseMichelin, uGwendal Poullennec, uMlawuli weZizwe ngezizwe we Michelin Guides, yaqaphela ukuba i-İstanbul iye yalichulumancisa ihlabathi kangangeenkulungwane ngembali yalo, inkcubeko kunye nenkcubeko yenkcubeko. UPoullennec uthe “ukubandakanywa kweSikhokelo seMichelin e-İstanbul kuya kubonisa isixeko kwiigourmet kwihlabathi liphela. Ikhuthazwe zizithethe zamandulo kunye neetalente ezincinci, ezinengqondo evulekileyo kunye nobuchule obubumba isazisi sokungcamla, indawo yokupheka yase-Istanbul yalimangalisa iqela lethu. "
Ukhetho lweendawo zokutyela zokuqala zase-İstanbul ezivunyiweyo ngabahloli abazimeleyo, abayimfihlo kunye nabangaziwayo beMichelin baya kubhengezwa nge-11 ka-Okthobha ngo-2022.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Expressing his enthusiasm for the addition of Istanbul to the Michelin family, Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guides, observed that İstanbul has fascinated the world for centuries with its history, culture and intercultural identity.
- Speaking at a meeting announcing Michelin's arrival in Türkiye, Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, noted that Michelin's decision to add İstanbul to its international roster is proof positive of Istanbul's profile as a “gastrocity.
- “This interest of the Michelin organization in the İstanbul food and drink sector demonstrates that Türkiye is at the forefront of gastronomy tourism,”.
