Distinction and omnivorousness in tourists’ food consumption

Lin, Jiayi; Cui, Qingming; Marin, Jaume; Xu, Honggang

doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2019.04.017

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“…Lin et al (2019) researched the food preferences of tourists in the studies within the scope of omnivorousness. The Chinese tourists constituted the sample of the research conducted within the context of Spain.…”

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“…This study systematically reviews the literature on cultural omnivorousness and food in order to provide an in-depth theoretical assessment. Within the scope of the research, it is obvious that in terms of cultural omnivorousness and food, the focus is on topics such as restaurant type, cuisine type, food selection and restaurant selection (Warde et al , 1999; Kahma et al , 2016; Lin et al , 2019; Lindblom and Mustonen, 2019). Likewise, it is remarkable that the subject is frequently examined in terms of consumers in studies on the subject.…”

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“…This situation can be associated with the increase in the tendency of cultural omnivorousness in food consumption. Apart from alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, different variables such as the perceived quality of food, widespread food trucks and the quality of food sold in these trucks, which international cuisine individuals like (Lin et al , 2019), their eating habits (Warde et al , 1999) and the categorization of food (authentic/exotic) are used in cultural omnivorousness and food research.…”

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“…Many articles have been written openly exploring the nature, scope and importance of the phenomenon of cultural omnivorousness (Warde and Gayo-Cal, 2009) introduced in the USA to emphasize that people of higher socioeconomic status are not in contradiction to participating in popular cultural activities, but rather that the symbolically meaningful boundaries between “elite” and “popular” activities can be crossed. Based on Peterson's work, scientists have determined musical taste (Sonnett, 2004; Chan and Goldthorpe, 2007; Garía-Álvarez et al , 2007; Sintas and Alvarez, 2004; Purhonen et al , 2010; Dyndahl et al , 2014; Vlegels and Lievens, 2017), literature taste (Van Eijck and Lievens, 2007; Sullivan and Katz-Gerro, 2007; Hedström and Ylikoski, 2010; Lizardo, 2014; Cutts and Widdop, 2017), stage arts (López-Sintas and Katz-Gerro, 2005; Warde et al , 2007), sports (Wilson, 2002; Widdop and Cutts, 2013; Gemar, 2019) and tourism (Lin et al , 2019; Duffy and Pang, 2020) within the perspective of cultural omnivorousness in different countries and different samples.…”

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“…In regards with the consumer, the focus is on elements such as meaning, prestige and visuality in terms of omnivorousness and visuality (Warde et al , 1999; Kahma et al , 2016; Lin et al , 2019; Lindblom and Mustonen, 2019; Rankin et al , 2014; Domański, 2017; Warde, 2018). In this sense, there seems to be a current research agenda that seeks to understand the impact of cultural omnivorousness on food choices from a demand perspective.…”

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De gustibus non est disputandum: analysis of the relationship between cultural omnivorousness and food

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PurposeThis study aims to synthesize theoretical and empirical studies on the food dimension of developments in cultural omnivorousness. Cultural omnivorousness is an antithesis which Peterson developed against Bourdieu's stratification theory that emerged in 1992, and it has been the subject of scientific research in different dimensions, including literature, music, art and food.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, databases were systematically searched to identify publications on cultural omnivorousness and food. The data obtained in the study was appraised using the checklist of preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA).FindingsThis study concluded that research on cultural omnivoriusness and food is often investigated from a demand perspective. Findings indicated that the relationship between food and cultural omnivorousness is focused on the axis of eating out, restaurant types and preferences, regions where restaurants are located, liked/preferred food, vegetarianism, the healthy/unhealthy state of food, locality and economic value of preferred food. Moreover, comparing the reviewed study results, it was identified that multiple regression was mostly used in quantitative research, and content analysis was benefited in qualitative research.Research limitations/implicationsThe reviewed studies were limited to articles with open access and peer-reviewed journals over the period 1990–2020. In addition, this study adopted a qualitative research approach. Another limitation of the research is that it only examined cultural omnivorousness in terms of food.Practical implicationsIt is noticed that the results of the research conducted regarding the relationship between cultural omnivorousness and food vary by countries and cities. The reason for this situation might be the different historical processes and development levels of the countries and the difference in the symbols represented by food in this process. Additionally, in practical terms, this research offers some implications for how the relationship between cultural omnivorousness and food can be used by supply. Restaurants from a consumer perspective and destinations from a tourist perspective can use cultural omnivorousness as a strategic element in their marketing planning.Originality/valueThe literature on cultural omnivorousness is used to make sense of a striking phenomenon, namely the tastes/likes of individuals in the middle and upper classes. However, there has not been found such an examination of food and its use in cultural omnivorousness studies. This article fills the identified gap, adding to the discussion on food and cultural omnivorusness and provides a related research agenda.

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