Thursday, August 26, 2010

Roots & Recipes Interview

What: Appointment Date for Interview 
When: Saturday, 8/28/10
Where: Grandma's house or my house
Who: Interviewing my Grandma

Questions to Ask Her:
1. How many years have you been making this recipe?
2. Has it been passed on through generation?
3. Have you had any interesting memories behind making this recipe throughout the years?
4. Is she proud to be sharing and making this same recipe for others, like other relatives, friends, or for parties?
5. What's the best compliment you ever had for your recipe?
6. Has she ever made a mistake when making her dish?
7. Has anyone ever told her that her recipe tasted bad or something similar to that?
8. When's the time she made her worst batch ?
9. When's the time she made her best batch of this recipe?
10. Has she ever embarrased herself while or after making her miki? Like has she ever spilled in to someone, dropped something while making it, etc.
11. How is she feeling at this very moment while I am interviewing her? ( what are the motions running thorugh her head. Either excited, nervous, scared, bored, paranoid, terrified, etc.)

                                                                                                      - :)

1 comment:

  1. Hi Angelica,
    These are great questions and should help you to get a wealth of detail, including some humorous details, too, depending on your grandmother's experiences and personality!
    Good luck with the interview...have fun :)
    mrs s
    assessment: 4

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