To conclude their “Week of Taste” experiences, the Year 3/4 students hosted The Place of Wonder / REAL Pizza and Pasta owner, Kylie Treble, and were able to experience a ‘real’ connection with food. Kylie stressed the importance of - ‘The taste of what you eat comes partly from the SOIL, partly from the PLANT, and partly from how it’s PREPARED and PAIRED’. The students learnt about the difference between dirt and soil and how microbial activity leads to more flavoursome and nutritious food. The cabbage the students sampled took nine months to grow and students discovered that during the life cycle of a cabbage plant, an unharvested cabbage head can form a flower stalk that will eventually produce seeds. The class discussed various options of preparing food including roasting, baking, boiling, steaming and eating raw but today’s cabbage was sauteed, or quickly fried to pop! Students learnt that pairing different ingredients together could dramatically change the taste of food and that pairing can be way to encourage people to try different foods. Kylie challenged students to be open minded about taste options and prepared different cabbage combinations- bacon and red cabbage, carrot and green cabbage and a combination of red / green cabbage with egg free mayonnaise that was sampled and assessed by students. Groups then had to discuss the flavors and choose words to describe their preferred dish. The lesson was concluded with an interesting Q & A session about Kylie’s vegies, career path and the purpose and intent behind her business ventures with the goal to educate and help people appreciate real food. A great lesson, a cabbage challenge!!! Comments are closed.
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