APAMEIA Journal, Year 2025 Issue 2/1

Reflections of Digitalization in Gastronomy: Examining the Relationship Between Augmented Reality Applications and Experience Value in the Context of Digital Gastronomy

Yasemin ASİLTÜRK OKUTAN — 2025-10-31

Developing technology leads to changes in the field of gastronomy as it affects all fields. It is possible to benefit from technological developments in the production processes of gastronomy, which has an important place in the food sector. The use of technology to adapt to new trends in line with the preferences of consumers enables businesses to gain competitive advantage. In addition, the power and importance of technology in increasing people's interaction with food is great. Many sensory elements such as visual, auditory and tactile are effective in the experience of food and beverages. The customer gains visual sensory experience before tasting the food. Then, with the use of tactile and taste senses, flavor expectations are met and a unique experience is gained. Digital gastronomy combines traditional cooking methods with innovative technologies and creates a new vision. In this direction, this study aims to reveal the effect of the use of augmented reality applications in the field of gastronomy on the experience value. Within the scope of this study, the experiences of the users after using the augmented reality application and their experience values afterwards were measured. The research was conducted in quantitative design and the data were collected by questionnaire technique. The questionnaire form prepared in line with the objectives of the study was applied online and data were collected. A three-part questionnaire was used in the study. The results obtained from the research were analyzed Keywords: Digitalization, Digital Gastronomy, Augmented Reality.

Quantity Evaluation in Cooking and Gastronomy Education

Selma ATABEYÜlker ÇOLAKOĞLU — 2025-10-31

Cooking, an applied field, must ensure the correct use, aesthetic production and adequate nutrition of food and beverages, which are scarce resources for the human population today. Achieving these competencies is possible with quality and planned education. The aim of the study is to evaluate the gastronomy and culinary arts education and culinary education at the undergraduate and associate degree levels given in Turkey in terms of quality and quantity. In this study prepared with a qualitative research design, data was collected using the document scanning model. The numerical data of the associate and undergraduate departments and programs offered at universities as of 2023 were determined and the number of students in the relevant departments and programs at each university was determined and compared with previous years. Evaluations were made in terms of professional sustainability by taking employment into account, and it was determined that a high rate of educational units were created in a short time. Since this rate is increasing uncontrollably with widespread education, attention was drawn to the issue that it could create negativities in professional sustainability in the future and suggestions were presented.

Macroeconomic Importance and Evaluation of Agriculture in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Cavadxan QASIMOV — 2025-10-31

The main purpose of this study is to highlight the scientific basis of the macroeconomic significance of the agricultural sector in the economy of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic as an integral part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The research resources obtained include: analysis of the existing potential of the economy of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, resource provision of the agrarian sector, agrarian economic opportunities, the role of regions in economic development, opportunities for the use of labor resources of the agrarian sector, the effectiveness of the settlement policy. Strengthening of the economic and legal base of the agrarian division, ensuring the systematization and consistency of reforms in this area and other issues were involved in the research. At the same time, comparative analyzes were carried out on previous years and priorities for the new stage of economic development were discussed. Based on the results, it can be noted that the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic has important raw material, processing and industrial potential within the macroeconomic goals of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This is chosen due to its important influence in the process of creation of Industrial Parks and Neighborhoods. Naturally, this acts as a decisive factor in the country's regional and national economic development processes. Consequently, the influence of the prospects of the agrarian division in the economic development of the autonomous republic is great. We think that specialization of territories and settlement of population can act as an important factor here.