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In 2010, the Jeju dialect was registered as one of the Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger. In this study, the delivery system of the Jeju dialect passed down from mothers to children in connection with the food culture on Jeju Island, identified as matrilineal. The results based on surveys and interviews are as follows: about 80.5% of the residents have enjoyed local dishes, about half of whom can cook these dishes. About 78.7% of them learned how to cook from their mothers or grandmothers on orally. However, with respect to the knowledge and understanding of Jeju dialect in cookware names and expressing the tastes, there was a huge discrepancy with age groups. Younger groups, i.e. teens and those in their 20s, displayed poor understanding of the language in terms of food life and cuisine and the number of words and phrases increased as the age increased. Clearly, Jeju dialect on food culture have hardly been passed down to the younger generations. Lastly, for the preservation of the Jeju dialect, we require various measures including: (1) supporting to families with 3 or more generations, (2) using Jeju dialect in daily lives more, and (3) using cookware names in Jeju dialect in elementary cafeterias.