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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2013.42.9.1492

A Study on the Intake and Satisfaction Levels of Busan Foods among Chinese Tourists  

Lim, Yaung-Iee (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
Lee, Jong-Hyeon (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Pusan National University)
Kim, Young-Joo (Korean Food Institute, Sookmyung Women's University)
Jeong, Ji-Kang (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Pusan National University)
Kim, Sin-Jeong (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Pusan National University)
Park, Kun-Young (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.42, no.9, 2013 , pp. 1492-1498 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the intake of food and degree of satisfaction of services among Chinese tourists in the restaurants in Busan. The choice of what these tourists would eat after touring Busan was also determined. We chose 100 independent Chinese tourists visiting Busan for this study. Students, housewives, highly educated people, and people who visited once or twice were predominant among our study subjects. The Chinese tourists chose the following Busan local foods during their visit: Saengseonhoe (19%), Haemultang (19%), Oribulgogi (17%), Dwaejigukbap (12%), and Dongrae Pajeon (11%). The tourists responded that they would like to eat Bulgogi, Samgyeopsal, Bibimbap, Doenjangjjigae, and Dwaejigalbi again if they revisit Busan, indicating that they prefer general Korean food rather than Busan local food. The degree of satisfaction of Chinese tourists with Busan food was low and their response showed they were not satisfied with the prices and the amount of food served. Services (kindness, cleanliness) in Busan restaurants ranked high in the opinion of Chinese tourists. Of all the courses included in their tour of Busan, shopping for items received the highest score of satisfaction (44%), while food in Busan earned the lowest (10%). As regards intention to revisit Busan, 38% of the Chinese tourists answered yes, and 61% were unsure, and 1% was no. Our survey results indicate that restaurants in Busan city need to prepare food of choice for Chinese tourists and also make an effort to raise satisfaction on the cost and amounts of Busan foods.
Keywords
Chinese tourists; preference; Busan foods; restaurants;
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