Abstract
Washoku, a cultural world heritage, has attracted much attention around the globe in recent years. In this study,we conducted a “nutrition education program” on correct table settings of “Washoku” with the participation of 146 elementary school 3rd year students, aimed at clarifying the knowledge and attitude toward learning about these Japanese table settings and also determine if the retention of the knowledge acquired was permanent after the program.
The program was conducted by teaching the background of “Washoku”, table settings, handling tableware and lastly, tasting. The results showed that 97.6% of the 2015 academic year students and 100% of the 2016 academic year students were able to remember correctly the table settings immediately after the program. After a week follow-up, 34.9% of the 2015 students and 50.0% of the 2016 students remembered correctly the same table settings. In addition, 74.4% of the 2015 students and 83.3% of the 2016 students answered that they applied the learnings at home on a daily basis. This study shows the eectiveness of such a program and encourages the establishment of a program to teach children “Washoku”.
