著者

池添 博彦

出版者

帯広大谷短期大学

雑誌

帯広大谷短期大学紀要 (ISSN:02867354)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.15, pp.A31-A41, 1978

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Representative foods and dishes in particular regions were studied. Images of above foods were analyzed and measured by semantic differential method. Semantic profiles of certain foods represent characteristics of food to considerable extent. Among representative foods in particular regions, three higher value foods in each item are expressed as follows; sushi, corn, chawanmushi are those of "appetizing" milk, beefsteak, butter are those of "nutritious", sushi, cake, beefsteak are those of "satisfactory" cake, cherry, sushi are those of "well-shaped", cherry, cake, salad are those of "pretty color", peach, cake, chawanmushi are those of ^'pleasant to the palat", unshu orange, pineapple, peach are those of "flavorous", cake, sushi, peach are those of "tasty", chawanmushi, sushi, cherry are those of "favorable impression", beefsteak, sushi, beef are those of "high-grade" and sushi, peach, cake are those of "liked", respectively. On the other hand, three lower value foods in each items are represented as follows; soy sauce, miso, buckwheat noodle are those of "unappetizing",coffee, tsukemono, tea are those of "lessnutritious", soy sauce, miso, purple laver are those of "unsatisfactory", octopus, soy sauce, miso are those of "ill-shaped", miso, natto, octopus are those of "dirty color", miso, soy sauce, octopus are those of "unpleasant to the palate", octopus, natto, tofu are those of "bad smelled", soy sauce, cheese, macaroni are those of "untasty" octopus, soy sauce, miso are those of "unfavorable impression", natto, potato, buckwheat noodle are those of "low-grade" and soybean, soy sauce, cheese are those of ''disliked", respectively. Means of profiles exist between 1.780 and 0.009. Twelve higher mean foods, i.e., twenty present of all foods are sushi, peach, cake, chawanmushi, salad, beefsteak, unshu orange, cherry, gratin, corn, grape and apple in the decreasing order. Opposite twelve lower mean foods are ^oy sauce, miso, octopus, buckwheat noodle, natto, soybean, macaroni, tangle, fish, tsukemono, azuki and potato in the same order. Remains, viz., sixty percent of all foods are represented between 0.600 and 1.300. Foods which have means between above numbers are regarded as common foods concerning semantic profiles.