In the 2022 season, which officially opened on April 1, tourists were returned to the “normal buffet”, where they can impose their own food. This was reported by a tourist on her blog. She listed the advantages and disadvantages of “eating behind glass”, interviewed her readers, and most importantly – told what it looks like now.
“Hotel staff still have masks, and tourists can do anything again. The most important thing is that the Turkish authorities have officially allowed the return of the “buffet” in the classic format: when the food is imposed not by cooks, but by vacationers,” – said the blogger. She reminded that during the “crown” they decided to remove the food from the glass. “Tourists approached the shop windows, held out a plate and received the desired dish,” she explained. The format did not suit everyone, tourists complained for the following reasons:
- waiters impose either too much or too little;
- it is usually inconvenient to ask for a supplement;
- also people were ashamed to ask for several different dishes / snacks at once (to collect only a little);
- someone felt as if begging for food;
- not all hotels were well organized – some had food too far away;
- you can’t take a tasty piece: eat it;
- there were often queues at restaurants due to distribution lines or leisurely waiters.
But, according to her, some found that “food has become more hygienic” because many tourists “peeked in salads” or touched the fruit with their hands. “When the food was behind the glass, disgusting people triumphed,” she said.
According to the blogger, the realities of 2022 are as follows: hotels in Turkey are officially allowed to return to the usual concept, tourists will again impose food on their own. “However, vacationers are asked to do so in disposable gloves (and some hotels require wearing masks),” she said. The tourist also added that in fact many hotels did not bother, making in 2021 distribution lines only for hot dishes – but snacks, salads, desserts and fruit in many hotels could be recruited independently throughout the 2021 season.
She supplemented this with her experience. “All last year, I never managed to get as many vegetables and cold snacks as I wanted. I like to collect everything little by little, and the chefs always imposed too generous portions. Now everything is as before,” she assured.
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