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TRANSFERRING FOOD CULTURE FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION: AN APPLICATION

Year 2025, Volume: 18 Issue: 51, 1461 - 1486, 28.09.2025
https://doi.org/10.12981/mahder.1575625

Abstract

This study aims to examine the process of intergenerational transmission of culinary culture. Culinary culture is a significant concept that reflects a society’s history, geography, values, and way of life. It is typically transmitted within families, where grandmothers and other elder relatives pass down recipes, cooking techniques, and food-related traditions to younger generations. The purpose of this research is to identify the factors influencing the transmission of culinary culture across generations, considering it as a fundamental element reflecting the identity and values of societies. Another sub-objective is to determine how this transmission process varies according to various socio-demographic variables. The study was completed with 404 voluntary participants aged 18 and over residing in Siirt. The sample was selected using a non-probability convenience sampling method. According to the participants, the main challenge in transmitting food culture is the complexity and time-consuming nature of the cooking process. This issue becomes even more challenging, especially when combined with the time constraints imposed by modern life and fast consumption habits, making it harder to pass down traditional recipes to new generations. Family members are the most commonly consulted source for learning about food culture (n=189), demonstrating that the family plays a significant role in the intergenerational transmission of food culture. Other results of the study indicate significant correlations between the participants' gender, generation, immigration status, cooking skill level, hometown, occupation, education leves, and household size and the sub-dimensions of the survey (p<0.05). Based on these results, it is important to develop supportive policies targeting different socio-demographic groups are important to ensure the preservation of food culture for future generations.

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  • Devasahayam, T.W. (2005). Power and pleasure around the stove: the construction of gendered identity in middle-class South Indian Hindu households in urban Malaysia. Women’s Studies International Forum, 28, 1–20.
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  • D'Sylva, A. - Beagan, B. L. (2011). ‘Food is culture, but it's also power’: the role of food in ethnic and gender identity construction among Goan Canadian women. Journal of Gender Studies, 20(3), 279-289.
  • Dursun, F. - Güzeller, C. O. (2023). Yemek bağlamında kültürlerarası etkileşim: Göç, yemek ve kimlik ilişkisi üzerine kavramsal bir çalışma. Journal of Tourism and Gastronomy Studies, 11(4), 2674-2689.
  • Durukan, A. - Gül, A. (2019). Mindful eating: Differences of generations and relationship of mindful eating with BMI. International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 18, 100172.
  • Farias, L. - Asaba, E. (2013). “The family knot”: Negotiating identities and cultural values through the everyday occupations of an immigrant family in Sweden. Journal of Occupational Science, 20(1), 36-47.
  • Gonzales-Turmo, I. (2011). The passing on of culinary knowledge and the communication between women. Estudios del Hombre, 28, 59-82.
  • Gram, M. vd. (2015). Intergenerational relationships and food consumption: the stories of young adults leaving home. Young Consumers, 16(1), 71-84.
  • Hancıoğlu, H. (2016). Gelenek üzerine. Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi, 2(1), 175-188.
  • Kahraman, C. vd. (2017). 1989 göçü sonrası Bulgaristan göçmenlerinin yemek kültüründeki değişim. Göç Dergisi, 4(2), 227-245.
  • Kallivayalil, D. (2004). Gender and cultural socialization in Indian immigrant families in the United States. Feminism and psychology, 14, 535–559.
  • Kandil, S. H. (2022). The role of food culture in developing the nutritional awareness and healthy behavior of studensts. International Journal of Humanities and Language Research, 5(1), 49-60.
  • Kim, S. - Iwashita, C. (2016). Cooking identity and food tourism: The case of Japanese udon noodles. Tourism Recreation Research, 41(1), 89-100.
  • Kim, S. (2015). Understanding the historical and geographical contexts of food festival tourism development: The case of the Tatebayashi Noodle Grand Prix in Japan. Tourism Planning & Development, 12(4), 433-446.
  • Knight, A. vd. (2014). The temporality of food practices: intergenerational relations, childhood memories and mothers’ food practices in working families with young children. Families, Relationships and Societies, 3(2), 303-318.
  • Laliberte-Rudman, D. (2002). Linking occupation and identity: Lessons learned through qualitative exploration. Journal of Occupational Science, 9(1), 12-19.
  • Lin, F. Y. (2024). Comfort food for Generation Z: A case study in Taiwan. Journal of Ethnic Foods, 11(1), 15.
  • Loth, K. A. vd. (2019). The intergenerational transmission of family meal practices: A mixed-methods study of parents of young children. Public Health Nutrition, 22(7), 1269-1280.
  • Macit, N. - Kıran, Ö. (2024). Yemek ve toplum: Kültür, kimlik ve eşitsizlikler. Olgu Sosyoloji Dergisi, 3(2), 97–106.
  • Palafox, R. Á. vd. (eds.) (2015). Alimentos, cocinas e intercambios culinarios: confrontaciones culturales, identidades, resignifaciones. Mexico Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Putra, F. K. vd. (2023). Taste of ASEAN: Traditional food images from Southeast Asian countries. Journal of Ethnic Foods, 10(1), 1-15.
  • Quintero-Angel, M. vd. (2019). The cultural transmission of food habits, identity, and social cohesion: A case study in the rural zone of Cali-Colombia. Appetite, 139, 75-83.
  • Rubin, S. E. vd. (2024). Important intergenerational transmission of knowledge in promotion of well-being and cultural identity in Greenland. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 83(1), 2420479.
  • Sánchez, H. C. - Pérez-Paredes, E. A. (2024). Prácticas educativas sociales para la transmisión de la cultura alimentaria desde un enfoque interseccional en la Región de Papaloápan, Oaxaca. Pedagogy, Culture and Innovation, 1(1), 30-45.
  • Sandal, D. (2024). İstanbul'da yaşayan kadınların ev yaşamı ve mutfak kültürü üzerine nitel bir araştırma. İstanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi.
  • Sharif, M. S. M. vd. R. (2016). The importance of knowledge transmission and its relation towards the Malay traditional food practice continuity. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 222, 567-577.
  • Shin, K. O. vd. (2010). A comparative study of the dietary assessment and knowledge of (full-time) housewives and working (job-holding) housewives. Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life, 20(1), 1-10.
  • Soyombo, D. A. vd. (2024). Culinary narratives: Exploring the socio-cultural dynamics of food culture in Africa. Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 11(02), 088–098.
  • Sutton, D. (2001). Remembrance of repasts: An anthropology of food and memory. Oxford: Berg Publishers.
  • Spanhol, C. P. vd. (2010). Transmissão intergeracional: uma contribuição ao estudo do comportamento do consumidor de alimentos. Contextus–Revista Contemporânea de Economia e Gestão, 8(2), 31-40.
  • Srinivas, T. (2006). ‘As mother made it’: The cosmopolitan Indian family, ‘authentic’ food and the construction of cultural utopia. International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 32, 191–221.
  • Şahin, E. (2023). Yemek kültüründeki değişimin sosyalleşme üzerine etkisi. Düzce: Düzce Üniversitesi Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi.
  • Takeda, W. vd. (2018). Who eats with family and how often? Household members and work styles influence frequency of family meals in urban Japan. Appetite, 125, 160-171.
  • Trolio, J. vd. (2016). Leveraging globalization to revive traditional foods. Journal of Sustainable Development, 9(6), 212-219.
  • Wang, L. vd. (2024). The intergenerational transmission of gender roles: Evidence from parents and children in single-parent. Psychological Reports, 12(96), 00332941241227161.
  • Yılmaz, T. (2022). Küreselleşme, yemek kültüründe değişim ve slow food hareketi: Hatay örneği. Muğla: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi.

YEMEK KÜLTÜRÜNÜN NESİLDEN NESİLE AKTARILMASI: BİR UYGULAMA

Year 2025, Volume: 18 Issue: 51, 1461 - 1486, 28.09.2025
https://doi.org/10.12981/mahder.1575625

Abstract

Bu çalışma, yemek kültürünün nesilden nesile aktarılma sürecini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yemek kültürü, bir toplumun tarihini, coğrafyasını, değerlerini ve yaşam tarzını yansıtan önemli bir kavramdır. Genellikle aile içinde, anneanneler, babaanneler ve diğer aile büyükleri tarafından genç nesillere tarifler, pişirme teknikleri ve yemekle ilgili gelenekler aktarılmaktadır. Araştırmanın amacı, yemek kültürünün toplumların kimlik ve değerlerini yansıtan temel bir unsur olduğunu göz önünde bulundurarak, bu kültürün nesiller arası aktarımını etkileyen faktörleri ortaya koymaktır. Bir diğer alt amaç ise, bu aktarım sürecinin çeşitli sosyo-demografik değişkenlere göre nasıl farklılaştığını saptamaktır. Çalışma Siirt’te ikamet eden 18 yaş ve üzeri gönüllü katılımcılardan oluşan 404 kişi ile tamamlamıştır. Örneklem seçimi, tesadüfi olmayan kolayda örnekleme yöntemi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Örneklemi oluşturan katılımcılara göre yemek yapım aşamalarının karmaşıklığından ve fazla zaman almasından kaynaklanan zorlukları yemek kültürünün aktarılmasında yaşanılan temel problemdir. Bu durum, özellikle modern yaşamın getirdiği zaman kısıtlamaları ve hızlı tüketim alışkanlıklarıyla birleştiğinde, geleneksel yemek tariflerinin yeni nesillere aktarılmasını daha da zorlaştırmaktadır. Katılımcıların yemek kültürünü öğrenmede en çok başvurdukları kaynakların başında (n=189) aile üyeleri gelmektedir, bu da yemek kültürünün nesiller arası aktarımında ailenin önemli bir rol oynadığını göstermektedir. Çalışmanın diğer sonuçlarına göre katılımcıların cinsiyeti, kuşakları, göçmenlik durumu, yemek yapma beceri seviyeleri, memleketleri, meslek grupları, eğitim seviyeleri ve hanede yaşayan kişi sayısı ile anket alt boyutları arasında anlamlılık vardır (p<0,05). Bu sonuçlara dayanarak, yemek kültürünün geleceğe taşınabilmesi için farklı sosyo-demografik gruplara hitap eden destekleyici politikaların oluşturulması önemlidir.

Ethical Statement

Çalışma, Siirt Üniversitesi Etik Kurul tarafından verilen 07.02.2024 tarihli 6484/769 oturum sayılı etik izne sahiptir.

Supporting Institution

Bu çalışma herhangi bir kurum ve kuruluştan tarafından desteklenmemiştir.

References

  • Acerbi, A. - Parisi, D. (2006). Cultural transmission between and within generations. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 9(1), 1-16.
  • Aisyah, S. (2017). Tradisi kuliner masyarakat Minangkabau: Aneka makanan khas dalam upacara adat dan keagamaan masyarakat Padang Pariaman. Majalah Ilmiah Tabuah: Talimat, Budaya, Agama dan Humaniora, 21(2), 29-47.
  • Altunışık, R. vd. (2015). Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma yöntemleri: SPSS uygulamalı. 8. Baskı, Sakarya: Sakarya.
  • Appadurai, A. (1996). Modernity at large: Cultural dimensions of globalization, Vol. 1, London: University of Minnesota Press.
  • Asaba, E. - Jackson, J. (2011). Social ideologies embedded in everyday life: A narrative analysis about disability, identities, and occupation. Journal of Occupational Science, 18(2), 139-152.
  • Atik, E. - Atik, E. (2020). Türk mutfak kültürüne katkısı bakımından göçler: Selanik mübadilleri üzerine bir araştırma. Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, 4(2), 261-277.
  • Beoku-Betts, J. A. (1995). ‘We got our way of cooking things’: Women, food, and preservation of cultural identity among the Gullah. Gender and Society, 9, 535–555.
  • Carrigan, M. vd. (2023). ‘I’d never cook it now’: An exploration of intergenerational transference and its role in facilitating family food sustainability. European Journal of Marketing, 57(5), 1352-1379.
  • Chen, V. Y. - Lin, P. M. (2024). The power of nostalgic emotion: how Hong Kong traditional tong sui influences generation Z's purchase intentions. British Food Journal, 126(8), 3197-3220.
  • Corona, S. B. G. (2009). Los recetarios “afrancesados” del siglo XIX en México. La construcción de la nación mexicana y de un modelo culinario nacional. Anthropology of food, 6, 539-549.
  • Devasahayam, T.W. (2005). Power and pleasure around the stove: the construction of gendered identity in middle-class South Indian Hindu households in urban Malaysia. Women’s Studies International Forum, 28, 1–20.
  • Deveci, B. (2022). Yemek kültür ve toplum. Kültür ve Yemek Kültürü, (ed.: N. Seçeoğlu) 1-20, Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
  • D'Sylva, A. - Beagan, B. L. (2011). ‘Food is culture, but it's also power’: the role of food in ethnic and gender identity construction among Goan Canadian women. Journal of Gender Studies, 20(3), 279-289.
  • Dursun, F. - Güzeller, C. O. (2023). Yemek bağlamında kültürlerarası etkileşim: Göç, yemek ve kimlik ilişkisi üzerine kavramsal bir çalışma. Journal of Tourism and Gastronomy Studies, 11(4), 2674-2689.
  • Durukan, A. - Gül, A. (2019). Mindful eating: Differences of generations and relationship of mindful eating with BMI. International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 18, 100172.
  • Farias, L. - Asaba, E. (2013). “The family knot”: Negotiating identities and cultural values through the everyday occupations of an immigrant family in Sweden. Journal of Occupational Science, 20(1), 36-47.
  • Gonzales-Turmo, I. (2011). The passing on of culinary knowledge and the communication between women. Estudios del Hombre, 28, 59-82.
  • Gram, M. vd. (2015). Intergenerational relationships and food consumption: the stories of young adults leaving home. Young Consumers, 16(1), 71-84.
  • Hancıoğlu, H. (2016). Gelenek üzerine. Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi, 2(1), 175-188.
  • Kahraman, C. vd. (2017). 1989 göçü sonrası Bulgaristan göçmenlerinin yemek kültüründeki değişim. Göç Dergisi, 4(2), 227-245.
  • Kallivayalil, D. (2004). Gender and cultural socialization in Indian immigrant families in the United States. Feminism and psychology, 14, 535–559.
  • Kandil, S. H. (2022). The role of food culture in developing the nutritional awareness and healthy behavior of studensts. International Journal of Humanities and Language Research, 5(1), 49-60.
  • Kim, S. - Iwashita, C. (2016). Cooking identity and food tourism: The case of Japanese udon noodles. Tourism Recreation Research, 41(1), 89-100.
  • Kim, S. (2015). Understanding the historical and geographical contexts of food festival tourism development: The case of the Tatebayashi Noodle Grand Prix in Japan. Tourism Planning & Development, 12(4), 433-446.
  • Knight, A. vd. (2014). The temporality of food practices: intergenerational relations, childhood memories and mothers’ food practices in working families with young children. Families, Relationships and Societies, 3(2), 303-318.
  • Laliberte-Rudman, D. (2002). Linking occupation and identity: Lessons learned through qualitative exploration. Journal of Occupational Science, 9(1), 12-19.
  • Lin, F. Y. (2024). Comfort food for Generation Z: A case study in Taiwan. Journal of Ethnic Foods, 11(1), 15.
  • Loth, K. A. vd. (2019). The intergenerational transmission of family meal practices: A mixed-methods study of parents of young children. Public Health Nutrition, 22(7), 1269-1280.
  • Macit, N. - Kıran, Ö. (2024). Yemek ve toplum: Kültür, kimlik ve eşitsizlikler. Olgu Sosyoloji Dergisi, 3(2), 97–106.
  • Palafox, R. Á. vd. (eds.) (2015). Alimentos, cocinas e intercambios culinarios: confrontaciones culturales, identidades, resignifaciones. Mexico Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Putra, F. K. vd. (2023). Taste of ASEAN: Traditional food images from Southeast Asian countries. Journal of Ethnic Foods, 10(1), 1-15.
  • Quintero-Angel, M. vd. (2019). The cultural transmission of food habits, identity, and social cohesion: A case study in the rural zone of Cali-Colombia. Appetite, 139, 75-83.
  • Rubin, S. E. vd. (2024). Important intergenerational transmission of knowledge in promotion of well-being and cultural identity in Greenland. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 83(1), 2420479.
  • Sánchez, H. C. - Pérez-Paredes, E. A. (2024). Prácticas educativas sociales para la transmisión de la cultura alimentaria desde un enfoque interseccional en la Región de Papaloápan, Oaxaca. Pedagogy, Culture and Innovation, 1(1), 30-45.
  • Sandal, D. (2024). İstanbul'da yaşayan kadınların ev yaşamı ve mutfak kültürü üzerine nitel bir araştırma. İstanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi.
  • Sharif, M. S. M. vd. R. (2016). The importance of knowledge transmission and its relation towards the Malay traditional food practice continuity. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 222, 567-577.
  • Shin, K. O. vd. (2010). A comparative study of the dietary assessment and knowledge of (full-time) housewives and working (job-holding) housewives. Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life, 20(1), 1-10.
  • Soyombo, D. A. vd. (2024). Culinary narratives: Exploring the socio-cultural dynamics of food culture in Africa. Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 11(02), 088–098.
  • Sutton, D. (2001). Remembrance of repasts: An anthropology of food and memory. Oxford: Berg Publishers.
  • Spanhol, C. P. vd. (2010). Transmissão intergeracional: uma contribuição ao estudo do comportamento do consumidor de alimentos. Contextus–Revista Contemporânea de Economia e Gestão, 8(2), 31-40.
  • Srinivas, T. (2006). ‘As mother made it’: The cosmopolitan Indian family, ‘authentic’ food and the construction of cultural utopia. International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 32, 191–221.
  • Şahin, E. (2023). Yemek kültüründeki değişimin sosyalleşme üzerine etkisi. Düzce: Düzce Üniversitesi Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi.
  • Takeda, W. vd. (2018). Who eats with family and how often? Household members and work styles influence frequency of family meals in urban Japan. Appetite, 125, 160-171.
  • Trolio, J. vd. (2016). Leveraging globalization to revive traditional foods. Journal of Sustainable Development, 9(6), 212-219.
  • Wang, L. vd. (2024). The intergenerational transmission of gender roles: Evidence from parents and children in single-parent. Psychological Reports, 12(96), 00332941241227161.
  • Yılmaz, T. (2022). Küreselleşme, yemek kültüründe değişim ve slow food hareketi: Hatay örneği. Muğla: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Heritage, Archive and Museum Studies (Other)
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Fatma Koç 0000-0003-2500-8028

Elif Esma Karaman Taşkesenligil 0000-0002-5735-2504

Early Pub Date September 26, 2025
Publication Date September 28, 2025
Submission Date October 29, 2024
Acceptance Date September 8, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 18 Issue: 51

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APA Koç, F., & Karaman Taşkesenligil, E. E. (2025). YEMEK KÜLTÜRÜNÜN NESİLDEN NESİLE AKTARILMASI: BİR UYGULAMA. Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi, 18(51), 1461-1486. https://doi.org/10.12981/mahder.1575625