ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Introduction: The article shows a valuable contribution of Polish researchers, political exiles V.L. Seroshevsky and E.K. Pekarsky in a thorough study of customs, life and epic of the peoples of Yakutia. The authors carry out a comparative analysis of traditional ideas about the nutrition of the inhabitants of Yakutia and modern trends in the culture of nutrition in the North. The aim: to conduct a comparative analysis of the daily diet of the Yakuts in the 17th-19th centuries and modern residents of the region. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: A questionnaire was conducted using the sampling method for quota sampling (n = 870) in 26 settlements of various regions of Yakutia with a total population of 55188 in July-August of 2017th within the framework of the project "The Problem of Valorization and Popularization of the Nutrition Culture of the Peoples of the North in Modern Conditions (for the Example of Yakutia)" (Application No. 17-21-08001 was supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research). RESULTS: Results: Among the respondents, youth aged 18-19 (17, 1%), women (65, 4%), Sakha (82, 5%) and residents of the Suntar ulus (29, 6 %) predominated. The survey results showed that the majority of respondents prefer national traditional dishes (50, 3%). New recipes for cooking unusual dishes are used infrequently (52, 5%). Currently, residents of Yakutia prefer to cook in the microwave oven (53, 7%). Most of the surveyed (61, 4%) consider, that «fast food, semi-finished products are convenient, they can be quickly prepared¼. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: In general, the modern population of Yakutia adheres to traditional food, prefers meat dishes.
