Culinary Tourism – An Empirical Study on Haryana

Food and drink are necessities for human survival; thus, they are required by all living things. Every region of India has its own ethnic cuisine and eating customs. A region’s cuisine plays a vital role in revealing its traditions and legacy. While food has a significant role in an individual’s experience, regional cooking contributes to local wealth and trading activities. The study’s goal is to learn more about how stakeholders, food tourists, and visitors who are visiting Haryana to sample its new cuisine or food culture view the state and the services of hospitality that attract visitors interested in culinary tourism there. In order to ascertain visitor satisfaction in culinary tourism, the descriptive research approach relies heavily on empirical research. The primary data were framed as a form of questionnaire and analysed using SPSS software following the collection of visitor replies from specific Haryana destinationsand secondary information via different research paper, publications, online journals etc. By using the study’s methodology, it was possible to identify the expectations, attitudes, and satisfaction of tourists regarding eating local cuisine. The study shows that food has a significant role in shaping traveller’s preferences for destination) as well as in their behaviour. The purpose of this study is to raise knowledge regarding visitor behaviour and experience among pertinent tourism stakeholders and food outlets. The limitation of the study was conducted in a limited part of Haryana. So more effective result it may be conducted in wider areas.