The Korean wave fever has got the attention from the Chinese. Korean food has been proofed its excellence by preventing the SARS virus, diminishing high blood pressure as well as reducing a corpulence. One of the Korean wave fevers is the Korean food ...
The Korean wave fever has got the attention from the Chinese. Korean food has been proofed its excellence by preventing the SARS virus, diminishing high blood pressure as well as reducing a corpulence. One of the Korean wave fevers is the Korean food and its motto is "Korean food is roborant." The Korean wave fever should not be temporary but the turning point to spread all over the world. Korean food should not be just one of the foods but become a culture. It is important to keep the traditional Korean food’s taste and congruous to local consumer’s taste in addition to globalization, to come the culture.
Consequently, this research will provide valuable information to understand the present Chinese market situation and the research would be able to be used by the Korean food companies which will expand its business to Chinese market. The comparison was made between Beijing and the Han race in Shanghai Residence to conduct an investigation about the Korean foodsrecognition, preference, adaptation, and accommodation. The information will increase the possibility of expanding the Korean food industry to develop the business in China; furthermore it will gain a firm foothold to become the leading global food industry. It will pass on the Korean traditional culture, high quality culture, Korean’s standard, and the life style.
Hereupon, the research was used in theoretical approach and experimental study to find the difference near Shanghai. The project was set considering Korean culture, the Korean wave fever, the foreigner’s preference about Korean food culture, dining out environment analysis, advancing the dinning company’s business to China by the theoretical approach.
The survey was done to the Beijing residents and the Han race in Shanghai Residence who had Korean food experience. The outcome was verified by factor analysis, reliability analysis, t-test frequency analysis and Chi-square.
The outcome of the research about the acclimation to the Korean food culture came out differently in the Beijing residents and the Han race in Shanghai Residence according to the food culture factor. The outcome of the research about the recognition about the Korean food culture also came out differently in the Beijing residents and the Han race in Shanghai Residence about the boiled rice with assorted mixtures (Bibimbab), cold noodle, and gruel. The preferences about Korean food – Bulgogi, Kimchi, Seol-Reong Tang, Han Jeong Sik, Gruel; also had a different opinions in the Beijing residents and the Han race in Shanghai Residence. The accommodation about the Korean food’s taste made a different result in the Beijing residents and the Han race in Shanghai Residence to the salty and sweet taste. Shanghai residents like to eat sweet food, because their traditional food is mostly sea-food and soy sauce with sugar based food which is not too sensitive but sweet. Beijing residents like to eat simple taste food, not becausethey live in a high altitude mountainous area with too rich food, flour and high calories. The conclusion of this result is that Chinese do not like to eat Korean food which has strong spice and stimulating hot food. And also the accommodation about Korean food is that the Beijing residents like saltier food than Shanghai Residents.