Abstract
We provided questionnaires to 3 generations of a family (i.e., grandparents, parents and children) and 2 generations of a family (i.e., parents and children) for investigating the comparative preference for foods of the different generations.
1) As for the taste of food, grandparents favor vegetables, while parents and children showed a tendency to like vegetables, meat, and fish.
2) All 3 generations evaluated “good” to “so so” for the foods frequently served in the ordinary family, of which there were no particularly hated foods.
3) Grandparents prefer Japanese foods, and not negative for Western foods.
4) Children prefer Western foods in comparison to the grandparents, but not negative for Japanese foods.
5) The children of the 3 generations have a better understanding of the grandparents' preference of the 2 generations.
