ACTIVITY MATERIALS

• Notebook
• Pencil
• Phone

ACTIVITY PROMPT

Now it’s time to talk to someone who knows your dish well.

Interview a person who has a connection to it — a family member, neighbor, or anyone who has cooked, eaten, or shared this dish with you.

You can do the interview in person, on the phone, or in a video call.

1. Take notes or record the interview (if they agree).

ACTIVITY PROMPT

Interview Questions

Feel free to use some of the questions below and add some new one!

1. Can you share a memory you have with this dish?
2. What makes your version of the dish special?
3. Is there a certain way you like to cook or serve it? Why?
4. Is there a story that always comes to mind when you think of this dish?
5. How does this dish make you feel when you cook or eat it?
6. If this dish were a feeling, what would it be?
7. If it were a color, what color would it be?
8. If it were a sound, what sound would it make?
9. What advice would you give to someone making this dish for the first time?

2 hr

ACTIVITY PROMPT

Summarize your interview notes:

• What is the mood of your story? (Joyful, cozy, funny, calm?)
• What moment or memory stands out the most? Can you include that in your animation?
• What details from the answers can guide your creative choices?
• Feeling = How ingredients move (fast? slow?)
• Color = Background or lighting
• Sound = Music or imagined sound effects
• Story = Opening or closing scene

30 min

HAVE

FUN!