Ingredients, equipment and food skills | Cooking and nutrition

Starter quiz

What is this piece of equipment called?

grater ✓

colander

whisk
Spaghetti and macaroni are types of ...

rice

potatoes

pasta ✓
What is happening here?

slicing

chopping

peeling ✓
Match the following foods:

fruit

⇔

peach, fig and grape ✓

vegetables

⇔

radish, okra and broccoli ✓

beans, fish, eggs and meat

⇔

red kidney beans, tuna and lamb ✓

dairy

⇔

milk, cheese and yogurt ✓
Which shows 'rolling-out' pastry?
Which is best to measure small quantities of water or milk?

weighing scales (g)

measuring jug (ml)

measuring spoons (ml) ✓

Exit quiz

True or false? The term 'cooking' only means to add heat to food, such as boiling, baking or grilling food.

True
False ✓
Match the following:

ingredients

⇔

foods used in cooking ✓

equipment

⇔

utensils used to prepare and cook food ✓

food skills

⇔

ways of preparing and cooking food ✓
Which piece of equipment is used 'to juice'?
What is this called?

tandoor ✓

saucepan

wok
There are lots of different types of ______, such as a whisk, spurtle and paella pan.

'equipment' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Around the world, people use a range of different ingredients, equipment and food skills.
It is important to select the most suitable ingredients, equipment and food skills for successful results.
Salads can include a wide range of ingredients from the UK and around the world.

Common misconception

The term 'cooking' only means to add heat to food, such as baking, boiling and grilling.

The term 'cooking' includes: (1) the preparation of food, e.g. peel, slice and and mix; (2) heating food, e.g. baking, boiling and grilling. It is a term used to describe the entire process.

Keywords

Ingredients - foods used in cooking
Equipment - utensils used to prepare and cook food
Food skills - ways of preparing and cooking food
Cooking - preparing and heating food in a particular way