Ethnic Food Stories for Community Inclusion

Food Stories For Community InclusionYou are invited to take part in a study conducted by Kingston University London on ethnic food and feelings of belonging within diverse communities. We invite you to tell us a bit about your own background and a story about a food item or dish that has significance to you or your community. With the data we collect, we aim to create digital recipe cards available for free to the public that will connect community members to local food businesses at the heart of their communities. To find out more about the project, as well as follow community stories and recipes, visit our website https://ethnicfoodshopproject.uk/ and our Instagram feed @theethnicfoodshop.

Participant InformationYour participation in this research study is voluntary. The results and identities contained in this survey will remain anonymous unless you have provided additional permission to identify yourself in order to be contacted further. You may choose to stop and completely withdraw from the survey at any point before submission. By choosing to continue you agree to the processing of your results for research purposes and acknowledge that after submission, your responses may not be excluded from the results. The data obtained from this survey will be used for academic research purposes only.

What is the name of the food/drink item, product, or dish with significance to you personally or to your community you would like to share?* This field is required.Please write in any language you feel best represents the food item or recipe

What is your first memory of this food item/recipe?* This field is required.What was that experience like? What were your first thoughts and impressions? How has this impacted you?

Is there a particular story or memory that you now associate with this food/drink item or recipe?

Do you have an image of yourself or someone you know eating or preparing this food/drink? (please do not upload from google as we do not have permission to publish from an unknown source)

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Where does your recipe come from?* This field is required.Is it an old family recipe Or something you discovered recently? Who told you about it and is it well known in your culture?

How do you source or make the food? Please tell us about the recipe preparation.* This field is required.Do you have to source any special ingredients from specific shops Or use any traditional preparation techniques?

Can you tell us about the personal significance of this recipe/food item for you?Does it remind you of a place or person? Or have any familial, cultural or religious significance?

Does the recipe/food item have cultural or religious significance for you, if so can you explain?

What three words/phrases would you use to describe this recipe and how it makes you feel?* This field is required.

If you would like your recipe to be part of our digital recipe collection which will be visible to the public, please write your name either real or fake to be connected with it. Please leave blank if you do not want to have your name with the recipe.

If you give consent to being contacted by a member of our team to discuss publishing your food story on our website https://ethnicfoodshopproject.uk/research-in-practice/ and Instagram account @theethnicfoodshop please leave a contact email address:Please leave this blank if you do NOT wish for your recipe to be published. No information will be published without your explicit consent.

Which option best describes your gender? (please tick one option)* This field is required.

Man

Woman

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

Which category best describes your ethnicity? (please tick one option)* This field is required.

White (e.g. British, Irish, any other white background)

Black/Black British (e.g. Caribbean, African, any other Black background)

Asian/Asian British (e.g. Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, other Asian background)

Mixed (e.g. White & Black Caribbean/African, White & Asian, any other)

Other ethnic group (e.g. Chinese, any other ethnic groups)

Prefer not to say

What is your current age group? (Under 18's we do not have permission to take your information)* This field is required.

>18 years

19-35 years

36-45 years

46-65 years

Prefer not to say

Do you identify as:* This field is required.

First generation immigrant (born outside of UK)

Second generation immigrant (born in UK, but with 1 or both parents foreign born)

Prefer not to say

I do not identify as an immigrant

What is your/your family's country of origin?* This field is required.You can include more than one Country if you wish

Where do you currently live? * This field is required.

What is your current occupation?

How long have you worked there for?

Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements:* This field is required.

Please fill in the box if you would like to go into more detail about the previous statements.

What if any misconceptions have you encountered about your ethnic food culture?

How often do you visit ethnic food shops? (please tick one option)* This field is required.

Never

Once or less a month

Once a week

Multiple times a week

Prefer not to say

What types of ethnic food shops/businesses do you visit?

What types of products do you typically purchase from ethnic food shops? (please tick all that appy)

Condiments and/or sauces

Seasoning and/or spices

Meat and/or fish

Dry goods (beans, rice, noodles, pasta etc)

Dairy products

Beverages

Fresh produce

Sweets and confectionary

Non-food products

Other

If you selected 'other' please specify:

What purpose do you use these products for? (please tick all that apply)

Cooking for myself and/or family

Special occasions (birthdays/weddings)

Religious reasons

To donate

Business and/or work

Family gatherings

Luxury item or as a treat

Cleaning

Self-care

Other

If you selected 'other' please specify:

Taking part in this project and talking about my food story and what it means to me, has made me feel:* This field is required.

More like I belong

Less like I belong

Made no difference

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