Chang, Janet, Morrison, Alastair ORCID: 0000-0002-0754-1083 , Chen, Sharon and Lin, Sean Hsin-Hung (2021) Soothing the taste buds and the soul: an exploratory analysis of consumption of comfort foods in international travel. Food, Culture and Society, 26 (2). pp. 479-500. ISSN 1552-8014 (Print), 1751-7443 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/15528014.2021.2015942)

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Abstract

This research investigated dining behaviors from the perspective of eating comfort foods when traveling internationally. Individual in-depth interviews, supported by the photo elicitation technique, were conducted with thirteen participants who had traveled abroad within the past year. Content analysis was used and thirteen comfort food characteristics emerged in three main dimensions: past experience, pleasure and well-being, and palatability. The results may serve as a valuable reference for future studies on the roles of comfort foods in travel.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	comfort foods; local cuisine; international travel; content analysis; photo elicitation; implicit theories
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business
Last Modified:	03 May 2024 09:33
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/46946

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