• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.103-136
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to investigate the kinds and way of using traditional foods for korean traditional days, and to identify prohibitive foods for pregnant and lactating women, and sick people taking into account the cultural aspects and the belief of korean housewives in Yanbian. The data were collected from August to December of 1995 in Yanbian area of China. The questionaire was designed to find traditional and prohibitive foods for them. The results provide some implications regarding the impact of cultures in understanding the perceptions to traditional foods as well as prohibitive foods. The perception on the development of traditional fast food and traditional food and menu is higher in Yanbian area than in korea but the frequency to use traditional fast food is similar in two areas.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.151-160
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• 1994

The objectives of this study were to investigate the kinds and way of using traditional foods for Korean traditional events, and to identify prohibitive foods for fetus, lactating mothers, fisherman, and for sick people taking the cultural aspects and the belief of housewives in island into . account. The data for this study were collected in a survey conducted in June of 1992 in Ul-lung Do area which is one of the typical islands and has essential characters of island in Korea. The questionnaire was specifically designed to find traditional and prohibitive foods in that area. Data analysis consisted of first compiling descriptive statistics and frequencies with respect to the quantitative\ulcornerand qualitative data solicited from respondents, and X2 analysis was empolyed to assess relationship among variables. The findings of this study provide some implications regarding the impact of cultures in understanding the perceptions to traditional as well as prohibitive foods.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.23-36
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to investigate the kinds of native and prohibitive foods in Hansan-Do area. The kinds of the prohibitive foods and the reason prohibiting those from pregnant or lactating woman, fisherman and sick people were surveyed by using a guestionnaire from 1994 to 1998. The results showed that Chungmu Gimbab was perceived highly as a native foods and the reason for prohibiting specific foods was not based on scientific evidences.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.455-465
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• 2008

The data for this study were collected in a survey conducted in Ganghwa. The questionnaire was specifically designed to identify ceremonial and prohibitive foods in Ganghwa. Quantitative and qualitative data were reported as frequencies, and $X^2$ analysis was employed to assess the relationships among religious. Ceremonial foods were important on the 15th of January by the lunar calendar(87.5%), the Korean Thanks giving Day(84.4%), New Year's Day(79.8%), and the winter solstice(77.4%). A table in celebration of a baby's first birthday included baekseolgi, rice cake with Indian millet and red bean, songpyeon, injeolmi, fruits, and japchae. Women who had delivered a child ate boiled rice and seaweed soup. Birthday parties was hosted in 67.0% of the homes. The reasons for not having a birthday party were the inability to make enough time(38.2%) and difficulties with work(19.4%). Pyebaek foods were jerked beef, chicken, jujube and chestnuts. A 60th birthday anniversary was the reason for 31.4% of the respondents to eat ceremonial foods, and a Memorial Day service that carried in the eldest son was the reason in 53.4% of the families. The Memorial-Day service foods were learned by a Catholic mother(66.7%), by the husband's Buddhist mother(37.9%), or by Confucianism(54.5%)(p<0.05). Therefore, it is important to increase the understanding of celebrational foods and to enforce systematic public relations.