Year 7 - Cooking and nutrition
Making yakisoba noodles
Independent and confident cooking
Study Hub
Study Guides
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to working in a different environment, learning new skills and procedures, and using a range of equipment. The focus is on establishing hygiene and safety procedures, and the food skills measuring, peeling, cutting and using the hob. Sensory work is undertaken.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use food skills to make yakisoba noodles.
Key Notes
- Originating from China, yakisoba is now a staple in Japan. It is a popular street food. 'Yaki' means cooked over heat.
- Good food hygiene is essential to reduce the risk of food poisoning.
- The food skills to make yakisoba are measuring, peeling, slicing, mixing and using the hob (stir-frying).
- Vegetables need to be cut to the same size to ensure even cooking (via conduction in the frying pan or wok).
- Sensory evaluation provides feedback about the appearance, odour, taste and texture of a final dish.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Yakisoba: a Japanese dish of fried noodles, vegetables, and sometimes meat or fish
- food poisoning: illness caused by eating something contaminated with bacteria
- sensory evaluation: the use of our senses to assess a food or drink
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Sushi, raw fish, is the only common food eaten in Japan.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Originating from China, yakisoba is now a staple in Japan. It is a popular street food. 'Yaki' means cooked over heat. Good food hygiene is essential to reduce the risk of food poisoning.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'Yakisoba'
a Japanese dish of fried noodles, vegetables, and sometimes meat or fish.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Sushi, raw fish, is the only common food eaten in Japan. Correction: Japan has huge range of foods and dishes, of which sushi is one important aspect. There is a range of cooked dishes, including yakisoba (noodles), teriyaki (grilled with a glaze), yakiniku (grilled meat), and tempura (battered fried foods).
More Lessons In This Unit
Browse all guides in the Year 7 Cooking and nutrition guide library.