Unlike the sandwiches her friends bring to school, Nari’s lunch is a container of japchae, a delicious Korean dish with stir-fried veggies and sweet potato glass noodles.
But Nari frets over what her friends might think of her lunch. What if they wrinkle their noses at the unfamiliar smell? What if they tease her about it? Feeling self-conscious, the Korean-American girl tries to discreetly hide the japchae.
Suddenly, much to her surprise, the lunch transforms into a playful noodle dragon that flies through the school halls toward the cafeteria. Can Nari catch the spirited creature before it causes a stir?
Cold Lunch is a 3-minute animated short created and directed by Jin Pei Lua and Insun Park, computer animation alums from Ringling College of Art and Design.
Pair this with Gloo Books’ Very Asian Guide food book series, a TKSST Gift Guide recommendation.
Then watch these related videos:
• Right On Tracks: Music videos that encourage kindness, inclusion, and empathy
• The Day You Begin read by author Jacqueline Woodson
• Nobody is Normal, a stop-motion animation for the U.K.’s Childline
• Blue Curry, an animated conversation about food and life
• Kids Try 100 Years of Sandwiches from 1900 to 2000
Plus, more noodles, including The Ring of Truth: Noodles & the principle of halving.
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