Knead Play Eat: Workshop
In collaboration with Rooftop Institute
Hong Kong 2026
Aseeda is a traditional semi-solid dough pudding originating from North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The preparation is very simple, usually consisting of only two core ingredients: flour and boiling water, sometimes also with salt and oil. More than just a dish, Aseeda is a culinary weight that grounds the family. It is a dish born for survival and movement, designed to be carried across borders and shared from one pot, turning a simple meal into a shared site of belonging.
Recently, while hosting an artist-parent workshop for the Rooftop Institute, a group of parents and their children, I found myself standing over the same struggle. Through the making of Aseeda, the chaotic, beautiful and physically demanding realities of raising a child — and of carrying a culture across oceans — finally made sense. Making Aseeda requires a grounded kind of endurance. It clings to the spoon and resists easy movement, very much like the all-encompassing, messy and unrelenting demands of parenthood. But that very friction — the constant, sticky resistance and the effort required to smooth it out — is what ultimately holds the family together.