The Best Culinary Experience. Factors that Create Extraordinary Eating Episodes

Abstract

Contemporary food consumption in Estonia follows the global trends more intently than ever before. The demands for gastronomy are very high. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that influence the experience of gastronomic satisfaction. Several aspects have been introduced with the support of literature that is used as the basis for this small scale study. The data was gathered through narrative stories written by Estonian undergraduates. They were asked to recall the episodes of their best culinary experiences. The factors that influence extraordinary eating episodes, revealed through content analysis, are presented as findings in this paper.