“…Similar to the conceptualization of local food, a widely accepted definition of local food is not yet (Caber et al, 2018). To this end, local food is defined by researchers from different perspectives such as distance (Zepeda and Leviten-Reid, 2004), area (Sharma et al, 2009), culture (Nummedal and Hall, 2008), attractiveness (Cohen and Avieli, 2004), uniqueness (Kir a lov a and Malec, 2021), production methods (Sthapit et al, 2020), attributes (Ozdemir et al, 2016), dishes (Gupta et al, 2020) and consumption time (Guerrero et al, 2009). Local food as a region is food produced and consumed in a particular area (Jones et al, 2004).…”