Dessert consumption habits in Turkey: A study of investigating generation Y (Between the ages of 18-25)

Culinary culture is a definition which contains subtitles like eating and drinking habits and society regulations, relations between food and other cultural components as well as all of the alimantation behaviour which passes down to next generation and learned as a result of culture by the individuals who compose the society. Consumption habits also have a parallel definition with culinary culture. In a society, foods which have been consuming, presentation methods, preferances, eating manners, rituals throughout history, industrialization and technology play a signifficant role on formation of consumption habits. In this study, it was aimed to measure consumption habits of generation Y which are called as foodies. To measure the consumption habits of generation Y, a survey was applied to 390 people who are between 18-25 years old. Survey data were collected online through the social media platform (Facebook) where participants residing in Istanbul, Gaziantep and Konya in 2016-2017 in Turkey. The effects of Y generations personnel traits on dessert consumption habits were evaluated by T-test, On way Varians Analysis and Correlation Analysis. Results like distribution of Y genarations demographical characteristics according to dessert consumption habits, Y genarations viewpoint to dessert consumption and how, when, where they consume desserts were obtained at the end of the surveys from assessment of percantage and frequences of datum. As a result, signifficant differences were appointed from Y generations dessert consumption habits. According to findings, it was concluded that when Y genaration earn more, they tend to give more importance to find pleasure in desserts. It was also reviewed that, Y genaration members who consume desserts often pay attention to presentation of dessert.