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Table 2. Showing the items of 'Social Interaction' where
statistically significant differences between ethnic groups
were identified.
Table 3. Results of Multiple Regression of social inter-
action against preparation and consumption.
Note
: *
p
< .05, **
p
< .01, ***
p
< .001
p
.000 demonstrated that elements of social inter-
action through events have given a slight impact
on the preparation and consumption of each other
ethnic group. In actual facts this situation holds
true whereby from the researcher observation and
the random interviewed with selected respondents
revealed that the involvement or social interaction
among the ethnic groups through social events
have given a slight impact on the preparation and
consumption of each other ethnic food. In sum,
the hypothesis is slightly supported.
<
1. Scale:1
=
strongly Disagree, 2
=
Disagree, 3
=
Slightly
Disagree, 4
=
Neutral, 5
=
Slightly Agree, 6
=
Agree,
7
=
Strongly Agree.
2. Inter groups differences are based on Scheffé procedure.
5
IMPLICATION AND CONCLUSION
p
.868, item CP1). Ethnics respondent agree that
social events, gatherings and festivals contrib-
ute to their understanding of the ingredients of
some popular each ethnic food (Malay,
M
=
This study has witnessed how food in the mul-
ticultural/ethnic country like Malaysia evolves
through cross culturing processes. Besides oth-
ers, social interaction through events when food
is present slightly provides a significant role for
the ethnic groups in understanding and learning
on each other food and cuisines. In other words,
social gathering/events creates understanding of
each other ethnic cultures, ingredients, other eth-
nic foods being prepared, served and consumed.
Most importantly, social interaction through
events gives the exposure and the ability to at least
prepare some of each other ethnic foods. These
optimistic indications therefore carry varying con-
sequences and implications for those individuals
who are closely associated with food preparation
and the relevant authorities. As conclusion, do not
look food or cuisine only from culinary perspec-
tive or the art and science but incorporating the
elements of gastronomy offers a path towards an
understanding the culture aspect of it. In other
word, food undoubtedly has great relevance to the
society and culture and plays a part in the wider
economy and nation construction.
=
5.54,
M
.064, item
CP3). Ethnic respondent sharing the same view
that social gatherings/festivals influence them to
consume some of the other two popular major eth-
nic foods (Malay,
M
=
5.27 and Chinese
M
=
5.13,
p
=
=
5.26, Indian,
M
=
5.49 and
Chinese,
M
0.152, item CP7). With that
feeling they also believed that social events, gather-
ings/festivals built their interest to prepare some of
the popular major ethnics food (Malay,
M
=
5.20,
p
=
=
5.82,
Indian,
M
.610,
item CP9), give them the exposure and ability to at
least prepare an acceptable some of the major eth-
nic foods (Malay,
M
=
5.48 and Chinese,
M
=
5.33,
p
=
=
5.82, Indian,
M
=
5.48 and
M
.074, item CP10) thus believed gath-
erings and festivals catalyst the sharing of the each
ethnic foods (Malay,
M
=
5.33, p
=
=
6.14, Indian,
M
=
6.29
and Chinese,
M
=
6.28,
p
=
0.371, item CP11).
4.3
Relationship between social interaction and
food preparation and consumption
Results of a single standard multiple regressions is
exhibited in the Table 3.
Looking at the table, the social interaction
manages to explain only 12 percent (
R
2
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
=
0.120
F-Change
.001) of the variance in
food preparation and consumption. Social interac-
tion was found significantly influenced the prepa-
ration and consumption. The value of
=
53.432,
p
<
This research was funded by the Ministry of Higher
Education, Malaysia through Universiti Teknologi
MARA under RIF grant: 600-RMI/DANA 5/3/
RIF (515/2012)
β
=
0.347,
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