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http://dx.doi.org/10.7318/KJFC/2019.34.2.176

Perception and Purchasing Behavior for Kimchi among Chinese Individuals  

Park, Sung-Hee (Industrial Technology Research Group, World Institute of Kimchi)
Lee, Mi-Ai (Industrial Technology Research Group, World Institute of Kimchi)
Seo, Hye-Young (Hygienic Safety and Analysis Center, World Institute of Kimchi)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture / v.34, no.2, 2019 , pp. 176-183 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the state of awareness, consumption, and purchasing behavior of Kimchi among Chinese adults in Beijing and Shanghai. Two-hundred Chinese individuals in Beijing and Shanghai were included as study subjects. The subjects selected "good Kimchi for Chinese taste" as excellent Kimchi; however, only 13% of the subjects selected "Kimchi from Korea is excellent." The first sites of Kimchi consumption in China included "home" (59.0%) and "restaurants" (40.0%) in Beijing and "restaurants" (57.0%) and "home" (32.0%) in Shanghai. Chinese people primarily purchase 400g pouches of Kimchi more than once a month, and the average price of Kimchi is RMB 12.59 in Beijing and RMB 18.32 in Shanghai. These results suggest that the interest in Kimchi varieties and the countries producing it differ among Chinese consumers depending on the region. Therefore, a sensory evaluation of Kimchi is essential to determine the preferred flavor of Kimchi among Chinese individuals and to promote the consumption of traditional Korean Kimchi.
Keywords
Kimchi; Chinese; perception; purchasing behavior;
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