Queens University of Charlotte Foods and Cultural Diversity Research Paper 1) Introduction which leads to your research question 2) Literature review from

Queens University of Charlotte Foods and Cultural Diversity Research Paper 1) Introduction which leads to your research question 2) Literature review from your first papers (summarize how other researchers answer this question) 3) Summarize your interviews to answer your question; if there is any discrepancy between your literature review and your own interviews, please explain. 4) A conclusion 1
How Culture Affect Food?
Culture is one of the factors that affect the consumption of food. Fundamentally, cultural
impacts result in the difference in the typical consumption of particular foods and aspects of
preparation. Individuals can connect with others through related food patterns. For instance,
members of a particular ethnic group use food as a way of connecting with others and preserving
their cultural identity. Many researchers have conducted studies on the relationship between
culture and food and how the former influences the latter.
In their article, Cultural values affect functional food perception, Neupane, Chimhundu &
Chan, (2019) examine how cultural tradition influence food perception. The research question is:
what is the link between consumers’ cultural beliefs and their functional food opinion? This
qualitative research utilizes the grounded theory methodology to assess the data. The researchers
used in-depth interviews to collect the data from the participants, who included Chinese, AngloAustralian, and Indians in Australia. To analyze the data, the constant comparative data analysis
technique was used. After a comprehensive research analysis, the researchers found that indeed
there is a connection between cultural beliefs and consumers’ food perception. Neupane,
Chimhundu & Chan, (2019) further established that functional food attitude relies on the
consumers’ inclination towards their beliefs, culture, their intentions for functional food intake
and the degree of resolution towards functional foods.
This research is qualitative and is centered on three ethnic groups, thus limiting its ability
to represent the entire population. This article provides insights and ideas that will assist me
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during the development of interview questions for the final project. For instance, I can use this
research question as one of the interview questions for my project. Furthermore, the limitations
of this research can shape the directions of future studies. This article can also enable me to
determine how marketers and food producers can analyze the types of cultural values of their
target market when developing marketing techniques. This article will play a crucial role during
my final project because it provides the required information regarding the influences of culture
on food consumption (Neupane, Chimhundu & Chan, 2019).
In their article, Cultural and social influences on food consumption in Dutch residents of
Turkish and Moroccan origin, Nicolaou et al. (2009) investigate how social and cultural aspects
influence food intake. Typically, the goal of this study is to examine the cultural and social
impacts on food consumption in two groups- Dutch residents of Moroccan and Turkish cultural
backgrounds. The researchers were concerned about the effect of the traditional culture and its
significance within the perspective of migration and related changes in the socio-cultural and
economic setting as well as acculturation. The study was qualitative in nature and utilized a focus
group discussion as a data collection method. The focus groups, as mentioned, were young
people of Moroccan and Turkish origin. Data from the participants were documented and
assessed by utilizing framework analysis (Nicolaou et al. 2009).
After extensive research, the researchers found that a leading aspect that arose is
hospitality, and the key function is food. Hospitality is centered on the religions and cultural
beliefs of both groups. Other aspects that arose in the study were migration, cultural identity, and
lifestyle transformation. Nicolaou et al. (2009), therefore, concluded that among the two groups,
the key function of food in culture combine with the transformations that occur due to migration
establish a setting of abundance that can result in overeating, consequently affecting energy and
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possibility of being overweight. The findings of this research will provide information that can
be used during the development of interview questions for the final project. With information
from this article, I can come up with points regarding the implications of this study. In other
words, this article will assist me with relevant data that will be used for my final project
(Nicolaou et al. 2009).
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References
Neupane, S., Chimhundu, R., & Chan, K. C. (2019). Cultural values affect functional food
perception. British Food Journal.
Nicolaou, M., Doak, C. M., van Dam, R. M., Brug, J., Stronks, K., & Seidell, J. C. (2009).
Cultural and social influences on food consumption in Dutch residents of Turkish and
Moroccan origin: a qualitative study. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 41(4),
232-241.
Tell me about yourself? Where are you from? Could you describe briefly your culture to me?
1.My name is Nasser. From Saudi Arabia.Saudi culture is most likely a religious culture few
known things as responsibility and hospitality
How long have you lived in the USA?
1.Nasser: i have been in the U.S 6 years.
What are some typical foods of your culture? Is there a main food that is found with every meal?
1. Nasser: we have many kinds of food. But the main food dishes are lamb chicken and
rice on every meal.
Please describe your food culture if you have one.
1.Nasser:When we are eating as a group of people we put the food in one big plate and sit on
the floor and eat together.
Is there a special food y’all eat that no other culture seems too?
1.Nasser: Yes we do. We eat camel meat. I haven’t seen any other culture do that.
Are there any foods you don’t like here or there?
1. Nasser i like any kind of food but not fish.
What’s your favorite from there and from here?
1. Nasser: My favorite food from home is lamb and rice. And my favorite food here is Mac
and cheese.
Do you see food from your culture as part of who you are? If not, why not? If so, how so?
1. Nasser: Yes. because the first question i get how’s your food taste like.
How does meal time work in your culture?
1. Nasser: we eat breakfast early in the morning. Lunch time is around 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
And dinner between 9:00 to 11:00 pm.
Do you do anything differently when preparing food, when thinking about food? Etc
In what ways do you do things similarly when preparing food and thinking about food?
What food practices from your old culture traveled with you?
1.Nasser: eating rice with almost everything.
How have the U.S. foods influenced your life here?
1.Nasser: i can say that the U.S food has less fat than we do back home.
Does food influence your thinking? If so how? (Give Examples)
1.Nasser: No
Does food influence how you view other cultures? If so how? (Give examples)
1.Nasser: No
What food cultures do you view favorably? What food cultures do you view unfavorably?
1. Nasser: i like spanish food. I like other cultures’ food and there is nothing i don’t really
like about food.
If you could change one thing about American meal times what would it be?
1. Nasser: I would change the lunch time because its too early.

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