Abstract
In light of COVID-19's effects on individuals' social, economic, political, and psychological values, this paper aims to investigate the pandemic's role in possible changes to people's food consumption and meal habits in three countries, namely China, Portugal, and Turkey. The sample includes individuals from the three countries, exploratory factor analysis and non-parametric tests were used to test the differences. Results suggest that coronavirus has played a strong part in altering households' food consumption and meal habits within these countries. The pandemic has particularly led to greater consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables and spending more time eating meals at home. Portugal appears to be consuming more seafood, bread, and butter whereas China features higher consumption of rice and meat products; Turkey is consuming more meat and eggs. The study closes with a set of recommendations for the society and future research.
Highlights
First reported in Wuhan, China in late December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 (World Health Organization, 2020a)
Data were gathered in China, Portugal, and Turkey from largely similar samples
The 319 questionnaires from China, 351 from Portugal, and 449 from Turkey led to a low sample error and ensured better generalizability of the results
Summary
First reported in Wuhan, China in late December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 (World Health Organization, 2020a). Many people shifted to working from home and found themselves facing varying degrees of social isolation (Lima et al, 2020)
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