주한 외국인의 한식에 대한 인식, 선호 및 교육요구도

Recognition, Preference, and Educational Needs of Foreign Residents on Korean Foods

The present study aimed to investigate recognition, preference, and educational need of foreign residents on korean foods. Subjects of this study were a total of 155 foreign residents in Chungcheong area of Korea. Major findings of this study were: 1) the general recognition of the subjects on korean foods was above moderate (scored 3∼4 points out of 5 points); 2) 81.3% of the subjects did not cook korean foods although they were interested in cooking korean foods (scored 3.5 points out of 5 points); 3) most of the subjects obtained information on korean foods from their friends or internet, and more than 80% of the subjects have no experience in participating education program on korean foods; 4) approximately half the subjects wanted to be educated on how to cook korean foods in a cooking class. The present study suggest that effective education program should be developed in order for foreign residents in Korea to improve their understanding on korean foods.