Pattern and Determined Factors of Local Foods Consumption of SIKKATO in Kendari City Southeast Sulawesi

Abstract

Local foods play an important role in maintaining food security in the area. Sinonggi, kasuami, kabuto, dan and kambose or SIKKATO for short are local foods consumed by various ethnics who settled in Kendari. The study was conducted to find out patterns and factors affecting consumption of SIKKATO. The study carried out using the method of survey involved 150 respondents who were selected based on the existing ethnics in Kendari. The data was analyzed by regression and path. The results showed that SIKKATO consumed by 94.7% of respondents, of the SIKKATO, Sinonggi was the highest (83,3%) whereas Kambose was the lowest (18%) consumed. SIKKATO consumption pattern varies between ethnics and other types of local foods. More than 50% of the people consumed SIKKATO at least once in a week, even some respondents consumed SIKKATO more than 5 times in a week. Factors influencing the consumption of local food were length of stay, income, the amount of local food type consumed, levels of perception, variable of cosmopolite, and ethnics. Furthermore, factors that influence local food consumption directly was the perception, therefore to increase consumption of local food, increasing of perception is the most strategic to be conducted through a series of disseminations acting such as demonstrations, extension, and strengthening regional policy.