On authenticity and adaptation of Vietnamese cuisine in Finland : project Nam

With the positive growth in number of ethnic restaurants in Finland, the Finns are getting more open to new tastes and cuisines. The purposes of this research were to find out the opinions of Finnish people about authentic Vietnamese dishes and necessary adjustments to adapt to their taste. The research could be used for further study or as reference for businesses and entrepreneurs interested in the same matter. Theoretical data for this thesis was collected from culinary blogs, websites, books, and previous studies on related topics. Then a project was implemented, in which quantitative and qualitative data are collected by questionnaire method. There were two questionnaires in total, the first one to measure the popularity of Vietnamese food before the workshop and the other after the sample had experienced cooking and tasting it. The result of this research shown that the majority of the respondents had not had previous experience with the cuisine but was interested in it after the work shop. They also commented on what they did not like, from which some points about necessary adaptation to better suit the Finnish taste were concluded