I wrote a short story to connect my passion for food and the memories related to them. I also took this chance to promote Taiwanese cuisine.
The story started from my background and expanded to three of my favorite cuisines. I chose foie gras, a luxurious food, fried stinky tofu, a traditional street food, and paella, a cuisine I just discovered. I want to convey that cuisines have no boundaries and are all equal regardless of price.
I also conveyed that cuisine often has a story behind which makes the food meaningful.
The video I made also demonstrates my passion for food.
Audio
I invited my friend, YS, who has been tasting cuisines and visiting night markets with me for years, to record because the cuisines I loved also contain the memories we had, which further demonstrated my point that the best cuisines have stories behind them.
The audio is a dialogue of two friends chatting about cuisines, which was my past experience. As I emphasized in the conversation, tasting cuisine is much more enjoyable when “together” than alone.
I seek to attract audiences of all age groups and hope people can relate to the feeling of tasting cuisine and spending time with their loved ones.
Video
The video combines the cuisines I have tasted throughout the years, and every picture has a story behind it.
Most cuisines in the video are Taiwanese street food, as night markets played a huge role in my childhood.
The video clips are recordings I occasionally took while visiting the night market.
I used soft music and the sound effects of a typing keyboard to create a comfortable, lazy environment, letting the audience feel joy as I tasted cuisines.
The boba milk tea is essential to me as it has accompanied me for many years and is also a renowned Taiwanese drink.
Mood Board
Put a lot of photos of the food I have eaten in the past on Mood Board to indirectly express my love for food and tasting cuisine.
The choice of color palette-color of earth tone, in addition to brown and milk tea being my favorite color, plays a soulful role in every dish- the sauces and ingredients, that make the dish delicious and unique.
Cute handwriting and standard fonts are used in the selection, which can beautify the entire layout, improve harmony, and attract different people.
In addition to the normal patchwork pictures, I also put a few more transparent photos in the background to make the whole MoodBoard more layered.