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Unit Summary

This unit concludes pupils' food learning journey in Key Stage 3. Pupils reflect on food culture, looking at how food is deeply rooted in identity, heritage, tradition, custom and celebration. Two dishes are prepared, highlighting different cooking styles and histories, and traceability is explored.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use food skills to make Scotch eggs, with a dipping sauce.

Key Notes

• The origin of a Scotch egg are mixed: inspired by Indian koftas; invented for travellers; and originating in London.
• Food is sometimes eaten on specific occasions, such as snacks, starters and picnics. This might change over time.
• We should try to choose a range of protein foods, such as beans and pulses, as well as meat.
• The food skills used to make Scotch eggs include measuring, using the hob and oven, mixing, forming and coating.
• Consumers can appraise food labelling information for ingredients used, food traceability, and animal welfare.

Vocabulary To Learn

• Scotch egg: traditionally, a hard-boiled egg enclosed in sausage meat, rolled in breadcrumbs, and fried
• forming: the process of shaping or molding food into shapes or forms
• coating: in this context, applying a layer of a substance to the surface of a food
• traceability: to track a food and its ingredients through all stages of the 'farm to fork' food chain
• animal welfare: ensuring animals have a good quality of life

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Scotch eggs originate from Scotland.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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