In my first meditation, as I walked through the supermarket, looking at the variety of ingredients, I didn’t have many thoughts since it was always my mother who took care of our daily meals. But suddenly, a dish popped into my mind—tomato egg drop soup. So, I tried to recall the past, focusing on my mother’s actions and the ingredients she used in the kitchen when she made this soup. As I sifted through my thin layer of memory to pick out the ingredients, my mother’s image in the kitchen became clearer as I walked home.
When I got to the kitchen and started cooking, I realized I had forgotten to buy several things at the supermarket. During the second meditation, I tried even harder to recall how my mother prepared this seemingly simple but incredibly challenging dish for me. I returned to the supermarket in my mind, picked up some beef tomatoes, and imitated my mother’s way of judging the freshness of vegetables. I touched and examined the tomatoes just as she did, even though I wasn’t sure what I was doing. These mimicked actions unexpectedly brought back vivid memories of accompanying my mother to buy groceries as a child.
Back in the kitchen, the image in my mind became even clearer. I took the tomatoes out of the shopping bag, removed the stems, and carefully washed them at the sink, removing any dirt and spots. I took out a knife and cutting board, mimicking my mother’s actions from memory, and cut the tomatoes into quarters. Then, I took some eggs from the fridge and cracked them into the boiling water before adding the chopped tomatoes. In no time, the imagined tomato egg drop soup was ready.
Although everything was reconstructed from my memory, this experience deepened my connection to the memories of my mother in the kitchen.
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《島嶼未來料理教室》Future Formosa Culinary Lab Profile Nr.058
16-22歲的彰化縣牛豬魚配上加了一點糖的炒蔬菜，每日例湯（中式清湯）者，平均花費100元在餐費上。因為「和女友去臺南的最後一天，因為想念首日吃到的米粿，到火車站前先去買了一份。在阿文米粿壅擠的店內，沒有他們的位置，兩人只好買外帶。外頭飄雨，路途上沒有便利商店有座位，女友抱怨米粿要軟掉了。最後女友眼淚一滴一滴流，咬下去在口中會滋滋作響的台南米粿，似乎被女友分泌的生理食鹽水沾濕，變成軟Q的彰化碗粿。居然有人會因為食物而掉眼淚。一年後，他才知道那是分開前夕的一場雨」而對飲食記憶留下深刻印象。如果世界末日終將來到，會選擇與某個平行宇宙的自己。他想知道他的世界是不是也要世界末日了，以及當初宇宙一分為二的那個瞬間，他和他喜歡的食物是否仍會相同。關於家庭的一道料理，他提到雞湯。媽媽會在雞湯裡放一種很特殊的中藥材，整鍋湯都會變成接近尿液的黃色，並帶有特殊的香味。女友不喜歡那種味道，但他卻很享受那一鍋雞湯。
"Beef, Pork, Fish with Lightly Sweetened Stir-Fried Vegetables and Daily Clear Soup"
Male（16-22 yrs）/ Changhua County / 100 NTD per meal
Profound dining impressions were shaped by his last day in Tainan with his girlfriend. They bought rice cakes from A-Wen Rice Cakeshop but couldn't find a place to sit due to the rain. His girlfriend cried as they ate the soggy rice cakes outside, which left a lasting memory. A year later, he realized the rain marked the eve of their separation.
If the end of the world were to come, he would choose to share the meal with a version of himself from a parallel universe, wondering if that world is also ending and if their favorite foods remain the same.
As for a family dish, he mentioned chicken soup. His mother added a special herb that turned the soup a yellow color with a unique aroma. His girlfriend disliked the smell, but he enjoyed it.
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國立臺灣歷史博物館的第 1 個「公共飲食記憶 NFT 化」實驗計畫《超時空島嶼餐桌》
National Museum of Taiwan History's First NFT Experimental Project on Public Dining Memories《Time-Space Dining Tables》
「國立臺灣歷史博物館」為推動國家文化記憶庫之永續發展，融入當代議題、常民生活及在地關懷，連結博物館專業、數位創新思維與多元社群行動，以促進臺灣原生文化之活化運用，鼓勵全民共同開展記憶庫多元主題與主題素材近用。
本計畫案於112年推出《島嶼庫客 Islands Cooker》飲食記憶系列7支影片，探究臺灣飲食的歷史成因，113年延續「餐桌」的概念，加入「未來」元素，委由畸零地創造股份有限公司辦理《島嶼未來料理教室——NFT設計工作坊》，以記憶庫長期深耕之飲食記憶主題，透過非同質化代幣（Non-Fungible Token，以下簡稱 NFT）設計工作坊，增進記憶庫之內容與應用，落實臺灣原生文化之推廣。
《島嶼未來料理教室——NFT設計工作坊》以「推測設計」為核心，反思記憶料理的獨特性，其之於 NFT的當代意義及其飲食文化價值，並將工作坊延伸設計為「發掘身體飲食記憶，運用想像和推測來創造未來島嶼飲食文化」的參與式體驗活動。工作坊由編舞家與引導師，透過一連串的帶領、想像和對話，挖掘及連結蘊藏身體感知中的飲食記憶，並讓參與者書寫飲食記憶；接著由畸零地工作室與生成式AI 「ChatGPT 4o」協作製作出 「記憶食譜 NFT」及文字翻譯；最後線上場以「圍爐」的概念，讓參與者在雲端上互相分享與交流。
這些飲食記憶透過NFT不可替代、數位交換的特性，被永久保存並流傳，期望每個人都能回首屬於自己的飲食記憶和歷史，經由公共化的途徑與媒介，成為社會記憶的一部份，構築社群認同的可能。
To promote the sustainable development of the Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank, the National Museum of Taiwan History integrates contemporary issues, ordinary life, and local concerns. By combining museum expertise, digital innovation, and diverse community actions, it aims to revitalize and utilize Taiwan's indigenous culture. The museum encourages the public to collaboratively develop and access various themes and materials within the memory bank.
This project launched the "Islands Cooker" series of seven videos on culinary memories in 2023, exploring the historical origins of Taiwanese cuisine. Continuing with the concept of the "dining table" and incorporating "future" elements in 2024, the project entrusted Ground Zero Co., Ltd. to handle the "Islands Future Cuisine Classroom—NFT Design Workshop." By delving into the long-term themes of culinary memories from the Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank and utilizing the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) design workshop, the project aims to enhance the content and application of the memory bank, promoting the dissemination of Taiwan's indigenous culture.
The "Islands Future Cuisine Classroom—NFT Design Workshop" centers on "speculative design," reflecting on the uniqueness of memory cuisine and its contemporary significance and culinary cultural value in relation to NFTs. The workshop is extended into a participatory experiential activity, designed as "discovering culinary memories in body and using imagination and speculation to create future island culinary culture." The workshop, led by choreographers and facilitators, guides participants through a series of activities, including imagination and dialogue, to uncover and connect with culinary memories embedded in their bodily perceptions. Participants then write down their culinary memories. Next, Ground Zero Co., Ltd. collaborates with the generative AI "ChatGPT 4o" to create "Memory Recipe NFTs" and translate the texts. Finally, the online session, based on the concept of "reunion dinner," allows participants to share and exchange their experiences and creations in the cloud.
These culinary memories, preserved and circulated through the non-fungible and digital exchange characteristics of NFTs, are expected to be permanently stored and shared. The goal is for everyone to reflect on their own culinary memories and histories, making them part of societal memory through public pathways and media, thereby fostering a sense of community identity.
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