We think of the smells and tastes of our childhood and say, "Grandma made it best." This nostalgic experience is part of our personal history, while the process of cooking maps the cultural history of a nation.
One of the most defining elements of a country, region or culture is its cuisine. Food represents a powerful part of the identity of a nation, region or people. Among others, local cuisines greatly contribute to enhancing sustainability in tourism, increasing the authenticity of the destination, strengthening the local economy, providing for the environmentally friendly infrastructure and last but not least raising awareness among tourists regarding the cultural richness of a region.
During the development of this project, pupils will gather information about the traditional cooking of their region. By doing this, pupils will discover their traditions, the cooking customs of past generations and the traditions of their partners by exchanging information with them. They will be able to relate cooking with local history, examining the social conditions of the past as well as with economic and technological evolution.
Activity 1 – THE STORY OF FOOD
OCTOBER 1 st – 20 th
Evaluation: We prepare a pre/post test about the subject we plan to deal with during the project timeline (food and health, taste, ways of cooking, vitamins and minerals, water and others drinks, fake meats, the food of the future, etc.) We apply it at the beginning and at the end of the project to evaluate the knowledge of our pupils on the project subject and how successful our project is.
The students from each school make informative materials about food and health, taste, ways of cooking, vitamins and minerals, water and others drinks, fake meats, the food of the future, etc. (powerpoint presentations, videos, leaflets, posters)
Activity 2 – YOU CAN EAT
NOVEMBER 1st – 30th
Parents are interviewed about traditional food. Pupils can take photos or videos of their parents – grandparents cooking.
Exhibitions with drawings or paintings made by students from each partener school
Evaluation: Each partner school create quizzes/games for their partners to check their understanding for both pupils and teachers. (Tools: https://learningapps.org/, https://kahoot.com/, https://quizlet.com/)
Activity 3 – A DISH FROM MY COUNTRY!
DECEMBER 1st – 20th
Each school begins to gather written and oral resources. Suggested topics could be: different everyday meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) and eating habits ;different feasts and festivals ; special national festivals including special dishes or feasts:
Comparing different cultures: national specialities, traditional cooking; changes in eating habits – historical perspective ; taking photos of the process and the results
Giving recipies of a traditional dish Each partner country can write the recipe and give to another partner for them to cook. And they cook and shoot a video or take photoes during the process of cooking. And they express their opinions and feelings on it. (videos and posters)