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KMID : 0665420200350010086
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Korean Journal of Food Culture
2020 Volume.35 No. 1 p.86 ~ p.96
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Study of the Dietary Behaviors and Adaptation for Korean Foods among Central Asian Workers Living in South Korea
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Lee Eun-Jung
Lee Kyung-Ran
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Abstract
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This study analyzed the dietary behaviors and adaptation for Korean foods among Central Asian workers(Mongolia,Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan) living in South Korea to provide basic and fundamental data that allows Central Asianworkers to have desirable eating habits while living in South Korea. Questionnaires were completed by 186 Central Asianworkers living in South Korea. From this study, we found that 56.8% of respondents ate three meals a day, and 27.2% ofrespondents ate two meals a day. 29.7% of respondents had no snacks. For adapting Korean food, Mongolia, Uzbekistan,Kyrgyzstan workers had difficulties adapting spicy and salty flavors and unpleasant smell while Kazakhstan workers haddifficulties due to sweet flavors and spicy and salty flavors. Men adapted better than women to adapt Korean food. Womenrespondents ate Korean food more often than men. And the Uzbekistan ratio of eating homeland food daily was the highest. By providing understanding of dietary patterns of Central Asian workers, these results can be used as the basic andfundamental data for their Korean food adaptation.
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KEYWORD
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Dietary behaviors and adaptation, Central Asian workers, Korean foods
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