Exploring Local Food & Culture Together！

Students share what makes their favorite local Taiwanese dish special by recording a short video of themselves or their family preparing it, then posting the video on Padlet with a description of key ingredients and flavors. This kicks off the exchange and helps students feel proud of their own food culture.

Students watch videos from the partner classroom showing their local foods and daily life. They take notes on what they see and hear, then work in small groups to create a simple comparison chart showing similarities and differences between Taiwanese dishes and partner-class foods—such as ingredients, cooking methods, or how food brings families together.

Students join a live video call with the partner class to have real-time conversations about their foods, ask questions, and share stories about why certain dishes are important to their families and communities. This synchronous moment builds personal connection and deepens understanding of each other's food traditions.

During or after the live meeting, students participate in a fun interactive activity such as a virtual cooking demonstration, a taste-and-tell (where families prepare a simple snack to share on camera), or a guided discussion about how food connects to daily life, celebrations, and identity in both communities.

Students reflect on what surprised them, what they have in common with the partner class, and how food tells the story of a community. They create a final showcase—such as a poster, digital collage, or short written reflection—that celebrates the similarities and differences they discovered and explains what they learned about intercultural friendship through food.