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Study of the Dietary Behaviors and Adaptation for Korean Foods among Central Asian Workers Living in South Korea

한국거주 중앙아시아 노동자의 식습관 및 한국식생활 적응 실태 연구

  • Lee, Eun Jung (Department of Nutrition and Culinary Science, Hankyong University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Ran (Department of Food and Nutritions, Ansan University)
  • Received : 2020.02.25
  • Accepted : 2020.02.28
  • Published : 2020.02.28
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Abstract

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 Asian workers to have desirable eating habits while living in South Korea. Questionnaires were completed by 186 Central Asian workers living in South Korea. From this study, we found that 56.8% of respondents ate three meals a day, and 27.2% of respondents 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 had difficulties due to sweet flavors and spicy and salty flavors. Men adapted better than women to adapt Korean food. Women respondents 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 and fundamental data for their Korean food adaptation.

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