Abstract
This questionnaire survey was conducted in 1984 on 533 persons in charge of cooking for their families in Osaka, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi regarding their use and image of ready-to-serve and semi-prepared dishes.
The results are summarized below.
1) Instant noodle packs were most frequently used; once or twice a month by 59.1%, once or twice a week by 21.5%, and three to four times a week by 3.6%.
2) More than 15% of the respondents used ready-to-serve dishes at least once or twice a week which included deep fried vegetables and fish, fritters, croquettes, packed noodles, preserves, and frozen croquettes. More than 90% of the respondents replied that they did not purchase egg rolls, frozen stews and steamed egg custards.
3) Factors related to the use of ready-to-eat and semi-prepared dishes were whether the household was a multi-generational one, whether the persons in charge of cooking held jobs, and the regional differences.
4) According to the survey, the images of the ready-to-eat and semi-prepared dishes held by the persons in charge of cooking were very convenient but not tasty.
