Familiar and unfamiliar foods to me | Cooking and nutrition

Starter quiz

What are these called?

radishes

raspberries ✓

rhubarb
Match the following:

We use our eyes to describe ...

⇔

the appearance of food. ✓

We use our nose to describe ...

⇔

the smell of food. ✓

We use our mouth to describe ...

⇔

the taste of food. ✓
True or false? We need a variety and balance of foods to stay healthy.

True ✓
False
We all need to eat more fruit and vegetables. How much should we have?

5 A DAY ✓

5 A WEEK

5 A MONTH
Where should the following food go in the Eatwell Guide? Tuna fish, baked beans, boiled egg, grilled chicken.

Fruit and vegetables

Potatoes, bread, rice and pasta

Beans, pulses, fish, eggs and meat ✓

Dairy and alternatives
What is happening here?

simmering

boiling

stir frying ✓

shallow frying

Exit quiz

Unfamiliar dishes or meals cannot be made in the UK, as they use unusual foods.

True
False ✓
Match the dish to the country:

Okonomiyaki

⇔

Japan ✓

Haggis

⇔

Scotland ✓

Ackee and saltfish

⇔

Jamaica ✓
What is being used here?

tongs

forks

chopsticks ✓
Which food could be eaten by hand?

pizza ✓

curry and rice ✓

soup

roast dinner
We can describe the appearance, smell and taste of food using ...

science words

scenic words

sensory words ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

There is a wide range of dishes and meals cooked and eaten around the world.
Although some dishes and meals look unfamiliar to me, they are based on food from plants and animals.
Different utensils are used to eat food, such as a knife, fork, spoon and chopsticks. Sometimes food is eaten by hand.
The intensity of sensory attributes can be described, such as mild and strong, or soft and chewy.

Common misconception

Unfamiliar dishes or meals cannot be made in the UK, as they use unusual foods.

Although some dishes and meals look unfamiliar, they are all from plants and animals and can be made in the UK. They are based on fruit and vegetables; potatoes, bread, rice or pasta; dairy and alternatives; beans, eggs, fish or meat.

Keywords

Cutlery - a knife, fork and spoon for eating food
Chopsticks - two thin sticks that are used to eat food, held in one hand
Sensory words - words used to describe the appearance, smell and taste of food
Utensils - tools used for eating and cooking