Phoebe Man’s participatory art, "The Taste of Longing: Fukuoka," received a positive audience response, collecting 84 drawing cards during its 9-day run. The results show that Japanese participants demonstrated a high degree of creative autonomy and visual expression: 36% (31 participants) drew their own designs rather than using pre-set images. Even when coloring, many were able to create a sense of three-dimensionality through light and lines. A few participants even reinforced their appreciation by repeating visual elements of certain foods, such as noodles, beef intestines. Some viewers seemed to be engaging in a dialogue with the Hong Kong creator, recommending restaurants with delicious food through the drawing cards, thus facilitating cultural exchange and transforming the exhibition into a medium for dialogues between artist and audience.

The work used food memories to evoke cultural memories and a sense of place for some participants. Several people expressed longing for familiar family food - mother's rice balls or grandmother's red bean cakes, —and one viewer even cried while coloring, underscoring the strong link between memory and the body. The project also highlighted the connection between food and social bonding: participants indicated feeling happy eating with others and seeing others enjoy food.
 

Finally, the project revealed subtle dietary habits and the construction of regional identity. Local participants, through their daily practice of "tasting mentaiko in small bites," contrasted this with the seemingly unbelievable practice of Tokyoites "eating the whole mentaiko," thereby asserting a distinct Fukuoka identity and differentiating themselves from other regions.