Uno studio rivela le differenze nella cultura alimentare tra la Svizzera e i paesi vicini
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/study-reveals-food-culture-differences-between-switzerland-and-neighbours/88211215?utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=news_en&utm_content=o&utm_term=wpblock_highlighted-compact-news-carousel
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>__Three-quarters of Swiss people consider eating to be a pleasurable, social activity, a new survey shows. Healthy eating, however, plays a much less important role, it found.__
>Just under half (48%) of the 2,100 people who took part in the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI) survey said they paid attention to the balance of nutrients on their plate when eating. And only a third (35%) think about the long-term effects of food on their health when eating, the survey reported on Monday.
>For around three-quarters of those surveyed, eating together is the best opportunity to spend time with friends. In all, 68% said they like to take time to enjoy a meal. Family and/or regional roots played a major role for around half of those surveyed. Over half of people said they usually cook at home and almost half said that their personal eating habits were strongly influenced by their origins.
>__Comparison with neighbours__
>The survey also compared the situation in Switzerland and the border regions of Germany (Baden-Württemberg/Bavaria), Austria (Vorarlberg), France (Franche-Comté/Rhône-Alpes) and Italy (Lombardy).
>Although community is the most important factor in food culture everywhere, it is rated highest in Switzerland and lowest in southern Germany. In Switzerland, interpersonal interactions seem to be more important when eating than in Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg.
>Of all the regions examined, Lombardy in northern Italy places the greatest value on regional traditions and family recipes. This region is also by far the most concerned with weight. In Vorarlberg, Austria, on the other hand, people are least likely to restrict themselves when eating and count calories. Switzerland and the French border regions each occupy a middle position.
>Otherwise, 92% of respondents said their eating habits had changed over past ten years for the following reasons: new information (4%), weight control (45%), health concerns and financial reasons (32% each).
>For around two-thirds of respondents, family, partners or roommates have a major influence on eating behaviour. In second and third place came the availability of food (56%) and its price (51%).
>__Young people influenced by social media__
>Only 12% of those surveyed said that traditional media played a major role in their food choices – and only 11% said that social media played a major role.
>However, there were major differences between age groups when it came to social media. While 71% of over-60s said they were not influenced by social media at all, around half of under-30s believe social media at least partially shapes their eating habits. A quarter even spoke of a rather to very large influence.
Link to the study:
https://gdi.ch/publikationen/studien/decoding-food-culture#attr=
I love Swiss food but it’s surprising how little influence famously gastronomic Italy and France have had on Swiss cuisine.
I find this odd – most Swiss people I’ve known don’t cook at all & just eat cold cuts, cheese and pickles for dinner. Even Xmas dinner is just fondue or raclette … they do like to go out for a nice meal.
I’m always nervous my neighbors hate us because we cook every single day. I didn’t realize they could smell it because my neighbor decided to cook once and it was awful. (Maybe that’s why they don’t cook often hehe – our food smells pretty good)
It also seems like most of the traditional Swiss restaurants are closing & are being replaced by nouveau cuisine or other types of food. I believe it is a pity because proper Swiss food is delicious! I prefer it to German cuisine … Austrian is a close second.