Taste Okinawa: An Attempt to Understand Okinawa Through Food

Taste Okinawa: An Attempt to Understand Okinawa Through Food (Cooking Workshop + Screening)

Food is perhaps our most honest historical archive. Let’s explore the complex history of Okinawa through the sense of taste in this cooking workshop. Led by facilitators Leaf and Ngo, we will prepare iconic dishes like Taco Rice, Goya Champuru, and maybe Okinawa Soba together, and while unraveling the layers of post-war history, U.S. military influence, and Chinese Min cultural hybridization embedded within them.

Join us for an afternoon of hands-on cooking and sembang, followed by an outdoor film screening as we share a meal and reflect on the historical trajectories found on our plates!

食物或許是最誠實的歷史檔案。讓我們一起手作烹飪沖繩料理，透過味覺接近沖繩的近代史。Leaf 和哲弘會手把手教大家，一同動手製作「Taco Rice」 與「ゴーヤーチャンプルー」（苦瓜炒蛋），同時聊一聊這些料理背後隱含的戰後物資短缺、美軍佔領影響以及閩南文化交匯的脈絡。

歡迎加入我們，午後一邊做菜一邊閒聊，並在隨後的電影放映中，共享這份歷史的餘味。

• PS:  Please be advised that this workshop uses ground beef, braised pork/Spam, eggs, dairy, and bonito flakes.  本次工作坊包含牛絞肉、豬肉/午餐肉、雞蛋、起司及柴魚片。

Venue / 空間: COEX @ Kilang Besi, Penang 

Date / 日期: 11 July 2026 (Saturday)

Time / 時間:

    3:00 – 6:00pm: Cooking / 手作料理

    6:00 – 7:00pm: Eating / 吃晚餐

    7:00 – 8:30pm: Screening / 電影放映

About Film / 關於電影: ONE SHOT ONE KILL (2011), 68mins.

Admission / 費用: RM 60 (All ingredients & screening ticketing included/ 含材料費與放映會) 

Movie Ticketing / 電影票: RM 15 (If you can only come for movie/ 如果你只能來電影放映)

Registration / 報名: https://forms.gle/5o3mwDoEL29xapdr8

Capacity / 人數: 10 max for the workshop; 60 max for the screening

Facilitators / 主持: Leaf & Ngo 

Part of the ‘Tracing Silence’ Research Exhibition | 20.06 - 20.07.2026 | NGO