Culinary tourism in the Hutsulshchyna region – analysis of the current offer

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the culinary offer of Hutsulshchyna against the background of the region’s culture and in the context of the development of culinary tourism. The paper constitutes an overview article. The research methods used in the work include the analysis of literature and web sources, field interview and a diagnostic survey using questionnaire technique (conducted among 140 tourists who visited the region before). The research results and the analysis revealed that rich cuisine and culinary heritage of Hutsulshchyna have great potential for the development of culinary tourism and are very interesting for tourists, albeit not enough promoted or sufficiently organized (although some interesting projects have been founded). The final conclusion of the paper is that it is necessary to continue cooperation and local partnership, take up new initiatives, as well as conduct further scientific research.