Year 3 - Cooking and nutrition
Ingredients, equipment and food skills
Global food and dishes
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils are introduced to a range of food and dishes, some familiar and some unfamiliar. They explore different ingredients, equipment and utensils used globally, and make an 'international' salad.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to name and suggest uses for ingredients and cooking equipment from around the world.
Key Notes
- 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.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The term 'cooking' only means to add heat to food, such as baking, boiling and grilling.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key 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.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'ingredients'
foods used in cooking.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The term 'cooking' only means to add heat to food, such as baking, boiling and grilling. Correction: 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.
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