Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the frequency of use, knowledge, purchasing, and degree of perception of processed soybean by residents in the Kwangwon area of Korea. The frequency of use of soybean curd was once per 4∼6 days(37.9％), once per 2∼3 days(31.9％), once per ten days(25.3％) and everyday(4.9％). The degrees of knowledge about soybean curd were a little(56.0％), interest(16.5％), much(14.8％) and no interest(12.7％). 73.9％ of respondents had no experience of preparation soybean curd. The frequency of places for the intake of soybean curd were home(83.5％), restaurant(8.8％), tofu restaurant(5.6％) and the others(2.1％). The frequency of places for purchasing of soybean curd were supermarket(59.5％), market(25.0％), the others(9.9％) and department store(5.6％). The degrees of perception of soybean curd types were soybean curd(100％), uncurdled soybean curd(93.7％), soft soybean curd(64.7％), bun soybean curd(15.7％) and seaweed soybean curd(5.2％). The experience on the use of processed soybean of the respondents was highest for soybean curd(98.6％), followed by bean sprouts, soybean paste, soy sauce, soybean oil, soy flour, residue of soybean curd, soy milk, in that order. The most frequent intake experiences of soybean processed products of the subjects were beanpaste pot stew(96.8％), followed by tofu pot stew, tofu and kimchi pot stew, uncurdled bean curd pot stew, bean mixed rice, grilled tofu, in that order.
