Year 3 - Cooking and nutrition
Food from around the world
Food origins: from farm to fork
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Unit Summary
This unit investigates food grown, reared and caught in the UK and around the globe. Pupils name and locate food origins, expanding their experiences of food and cuisines. They make apple flapjacks, identifying ingredients from the UK.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to name and locate food which is from outside the UK.
Key Notes
- Food is produced all around the world, including the UK.
- There are many different types of food grown, reared and caught around the world.
- Countries have different cuisines, based on the food available, cooking techniques, traditions and customs.
Vocabulary To Learn
- cuisine: a style or method of cooking in a certain country or region
- food traditions: customs and dishes around cooking in a country or region
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Recipes from around the world can only be cooked using ingredients from those countries.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Food is produced all around the world, including the UK. There are many different types of food grown, reared and caught around the world.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'cuisine'
a style or method of cooking in a certain country or region.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Recipes from around the world can only be cooked using ingredients from those countries. Correction: We can prepare and cook recipes from other countries using ingredients grown, reared or caught in the UK. Sometimes there are ingredients that are not grown or easily made in the UK, so foods from other countries are used.
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