“…The values of hedonic consumption include fun, enjoyment, freedom, excitement, and new knowledge acquisition (Arnold & Reynolds, 2003;Babin et al, 1994;Jin, Sternquist, & Koh, 2003). Prior research has provided empirical evidence of the pleasure dimension of food (Barrena & Sánchez, 2013;Kwun et al, 2012;Rozin, 1999;Ryu et al, 2010;Yang, Khoo-Lattimore, & Lai, 2014). Novel food is commonly found to be associated with emotional stimulations such as happiness, enjoyment, excitement, and knowledge enhancement (Barrena & Sánchez, 2013;Yang et al, 2014;Yang & Khoo-Lattimore, 2015).…”