INTEREST OF FOREIGN TOURIST IN SURABAYA OF TAKING INDONESIAN APPETIZER

The incrasing of Tourist in Surabaya is 9,6 million foreign tourist this year, while total domestic and foreigntourist were 76 million people a year before. Those increasing inspired this conducted reseach. The goal was tofind out interest of foreign tourist in Surabaya to Indonesian appetizer. The specifict goals were: (1) Find outhow much interest do Foreign Tourist in Surabaya take Indonesian Appetizer, and (2) Find out kind of appetizerwhich Foreign Tourist in Surabaya are interested more.This research identified interest and kind of appetizer which foreign tourists liked more based on survey. Thedomain was Surabaya and the objects of the research were 25 respondences who were foreign tourists didvocation in Surabaya. In difference of sex, there were 72 % male and the rest were female. Most of respondences12 % ware from USA. The 56 % of respondence arrived in Surabaya for vocation. Most of them 36 % tookduration 4 - 7 days of stay. Hotel was choosen by 80 % of the respondences. The interest of taking indonesianappatizer of the whole of them which were 3,43 that was considered much good. The data showed foreign touristwho consumed indonesian appetizer liked them. Conected to the theory, this interest were belong to primitiveinterest, that is biologist interest, such as eating, drinking, and socialication. This interest also covered producinggeneration. Foreign Tourist most favorite Indonesian Appetier was salad. This probably because of uniquesource taste.