This study is to understand the impact of food preferences among youths towards traditional food of Negeri Sembilan. There are three variables that being focused on this study: values, food preparation and ingredients. All the variables contributed to the relationship of food preference with cultural continuity among young generations. The data were collected from Klang Valley and Seremban, Negeri Sembilan area. There were 200 questionnaires distributed to the respondents, all were accepted and used to analyze the result. The questionnaire has been distributed personally to the respondent with four sections: Section A,B,C and D. For the analysis, researchers used the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). From the findings, it indicates that there are positive relationships between the food preferences and traditional food of Negeri Sembilan. Furthermore, the results which have been analyzed provide a better understanding and knowledge of the preferences for traditional food in Negeri Sembilan either during festival or normal days.
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