著者

玉置 麻理 岸 さくら 大上 忠宏 清水 愼太郎 神宮 英夫

出版者

日本感性工学会

雑誌

日本感性工学会論文誌 (ISSN:18845258)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.20, no.3, pp.271-276, 2021 (Released:2021-08-31)

参考文献数

17

被引用文献数

1

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Food quality is often considered to be the only defining factor of food value. In this study, another important aspect of food value is discussed: the social relationships which are commonly fostered by food. The latent value of curry roux for home use was investigated by studying behavior specific to eating curry. It was found that synchronization of spoons (including spoon and chopsticks) per meal time to be an indicator. It is well known that synchronization occurs when empathizing with others, suggesting that creating empathies with others during a meal is the latent value of curry. Also, text data analysis showed that curry is eaten with special and similar positive feelings by home cook and eater, compared to the other meals. These behavioral and psychological specificity supports the creation of empathy by curry.

著者

玉置 麻理 岸 さくら 桂 優作 神宮 英夫

出版者

日本感性工学会

雑誌

日本感性工学会論文誌 (ISSN:18845258)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.21, no.2, pp.233-237, 2022 (Released:2022-04-28)

参考文献数

19

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The latent value of food has an impact on customers’ feeling to purchase and eat food. Our previous study revealed that the curry roux for home use induces an empathetic bond between people. A recent study investigated eating behaviors, and the author explains that a gathering movement may reduce uneasiness when eating together. We investigated an effect of stirring and gathering movements of curry through paired experiments (N=14) in two different eating styles: with and without the movements. Comfort was measured by electrocardiogram and Curve Drawing Method. Spoon synchronization was also measured as an indicator of empathy. The results showed that participants had a higher HF, a lower LF/HF ratio, larger surface areas of curve drawings, and a higher rate of spoon synchronization when eating with the movements compared to without the movements. These results indicate that the movements when eating curry together induce comfort and empathy.