Picnics and Me
Food is personal.
These portraits celebrate how we feel about food.
We asked some One Planet Picnic attendees the following questions:
- What is your strongest food memory?
- What is the best thing about a picnic?
- Where was the last picnic you had?
“What is the best thing about a picnic?"
"Getting to play after!”
"What is the best thing about a picnic?"
"Pudding”
"What is the best thing about a picnic?"
“Playing in the grass after”
‘Where was the last picnic you had?’
‘I had sandwiches outside on my last walk.’
‘What is the best thing about a picnic?’
‘The food always tastes better outside and has much more flavour.’
‘Where was the last picnic you had?’
‘This is my first picnic and the food is really delicious.’
‘What is the best thing about a picnic?’
‘The social aspect is really good, getting out and about in the fresh air, eating healthy food, tasty food and just doing something a bit different something you don't do every day.’
‘What is your strongest food memory?’
‘When I was young I really loved cheese sandwiches. I didn't know about Scottish produce then but if I had I would have said to my dad make sure it's Scottish cheese like this Orkney cheese we are eating now.’
‘Where was the last picnic you had?’
‘Three weeks ago I was in the park with my family.’
‘What is your strongest food memory?’
‘At home we were eating rice my mum made and the sauce was spicy.’
“Where was the last picnic you had?"
"With the brownies – we had a big picnic all together”
"What is your strongest food memory?"
"Eating oranges and tomatoes when I was in Greece, right off the trees, fresh as fresh can be with no food miles. It was just so delicious!”
"What is the best thing about a picnic?"
“Being outdoors! Fresh air and being able to play and eat at the same time.”
"What is the best thing about a picnic?"
“Playing outside!”
‘What is your strongest food memory?’
‘I remember going to my grans every Sunday and every Sunday having the same - my grans macaroni and cheese and I just love her macaroni and cheese.’
‘What is the best thing about a picnic?’
‘It has to be the taste of food in the open air.’
‘What is your strongest food memory?’
‘Shortbread that I made at school.’ - made for the One Planet Picnic
‘Where was the last picnic you had?’
‘This the first picnic I ever had.’
‘What is your strongest food memory?’
‘Pancakes I was eating outside my house that my mum made and I had ice cream on them.’
“Where was the last picnic you had?"
“Last summer holidays – I can’t really remember but it was great!”
"What is the best thing about a picnic?"
“You get to eat with your friends and family”
‘Where was the last picnic you had?’
‘Last weekend we had a bit of a picnic at the Glasgow Mela in Kelvingrove Park and I don't think they had homemade oatcakes, not like these anyway!’
‘What is your strongest food memory?’
‘Where I come from people do a lot of barbecues and Christmas is sunny so a really stirring memory for me is a childhood picnic barbecue on the beach.’
‘Where was the last picnic you had?’
‘Three weeks ago in the park with my little sister.’
‘What is the best thing about a picnic?’
‘Chocolate ice cream on a bench in the park!’
‘What is your strongest food memory?’
‘Pushing a net along for shrimps in South Wales, cooking them on the beach and eating them.’
‘Where was the last picnic you had?’
‘I can't remember when I had a picnic.’
‘What is the best thing about a picnic?’
‘I like the food at a picnic.’
‘What is your strongest food memory?’
‘Probably going to my great aunts house because you would get the same thing every week mince and potatoes and carrot and turnip and she would put it out in bowls on the table, which would now be kind of shabby chic, and you had to eat everything because you were not allowed to get down until it was all eaten. And stewed rhubarb from her garden with ice cream which was lovely.’
