Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies (SJBMS)
Volume-3 | Issue-09 | 1037-1041
Original Research Article
Local Food and Tourism: The Case of Pineapple Cake
Shwu-Huey Wang
Published : Sept. 30, 2018
Abstract
Almost every Chinese tourist come to Taiwan would take pineapple as a
souvenir when they are going home. In order to understand the reasons that drive them
to rush for buying pineapple in Taiwan, the present study employed qualitative method
and conducted interviews to fulfill the research. 22 respondents who had taken
pineapple cake as souvenir were invited to take part in the interviews. The results
indicated that pineapple cake owns several irreplaceable features that are attractive for
the tourists.