11: Bon appetit! - Food

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Eating out in Northern France "Let's eat" (book) - children and food in France and arouind the world Reading about ... making food Food technology: Taste-Test projects Cous-cous A school canteen MENU - lunches for a term

What you will learn in section 11

This section extends your "table-talk" vocabulary. It introduces the names of some more food items and focuses on the kind of food French children eat for lunch and supper - rather than snacks and fast food. You will see a family preparing and eating lunch. You will also see more of the kind of food children have for school lunch, and people eating outside at a country pub (an "estaminet") on a sunny Sunday .

LEFT,: lunch in the school canteen: RIGHT: Eating lunch outside on a summer Sunday at a country bar.

LEFT: "Do you want some green beans?" Family lunchtime .... -... children express their preferences.

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Eating out in Northern France
You see in the video section 11, people eating lunch and playing games in an "estaminet" - a country pub-restaurant..
Playing games, chatting, and eating lunch outside at a country bar.	Children enjoy traditional pub games with their families
More about the estaminet in the video, and the traditional games they play: http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage//visit/visit-boeschepe-estam.htm More about eating out in Northern France: cafes, brasseries, bars, bistros, friteries, restaurants.... http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/cafes.htm
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"Let's eat!" (Recommended book)
Let's Eat! Children and Their Food Around the World by Beatrice Hollyer published by Oxfam/ Frances Lincoln Sept 2003 ISBN: 0-7112-2286-X   Paperback  (pp: 64) £6.99(inc. VAT)  Buy direct from Oxfam Cool Planet .....
Food in children's lives Take five children, one each from France, Thailand, South Africa, India and Mexico. Where does their food come from? Do they buy it or grow it themselves? Do they eat at the table, outside or in front of the television? What foods do they like and dislike? What do they eat for special festivals and celebrations? "Let's Eat!" explores world cultures through the eyes of children and the food they eat. It explores many themes, including how food is acquired, cooking and recipes, children's likes and dislikes, social ritual involving food, food at school and festivals and celebrations.	"Let's Eat!" - compares a French child's food with families elsewhere in the world.
Simple recipes A simple recipe is included for each culture, so children can taste some of the dishes they are reading about.  Also features introduction and a recipe by Jamie Oliver
Buy direct from Oxfam Cool Planet ..... http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/index.htm Oxfam Cool Planet- Helps teachers bring global issues into the classroom.
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Reading about ... making food
Try this delightful illustrated book, with a story all about cooking something simple and well-known that is not revealed until the end! What's for Supper? Dad and his children are cooking tonight, but first they have to go shopping at the supermarket. They want to keep the dish a secret from Mum. What can they be making? Buy now with credit card: [Add to Order] [Proceed to Checkout] or add to your order form.	Qu'est-ce Qu'on Mange Ce Soir?
Other simple books in the same series... Find out more-->

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Food technology - Tast-Test projects
COUSCOUS - International dimension/ world citizenship
Mariam, aged 12, has couscous for school lunch every day She lives in a village in Burkina Faso, a former French colony in central Africa, south of the Sahara desert. She walks miles to school, and all her lessons are taught in French - though Bissa is her first language at home.	Miriam aged 12 has all her lessons in French
... I don't know anything about children in Europe. They must learn to read and write like I do. ...They must grow crops like we do, but I don't know what they grow.....
Find out more.... http://oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/burkina/bfindex.htm
COUSCOUS - Food technology, language & culture

Couscous is now as popular for eating-out in France as curry is in Britain. It is simple to make - just buy from a supermarket, and follow the directions on the packet. It is cheap, quick to prepare and cook, and contributes to your healthy eating, an helps your language. During the project, you can speak French to each other in cooking, to offer and receive food, and say whether you like or do not like the foods you are sampling.

Buy ready-made couscous from many food shops

Vegetable Couscous Equipment: large flat pan with lid Ingredients to serve 4 250 g coucous 250 ml of vegetable stock 2 tbsp olive oil chopped vegetables, e.g. 1 onion, 1 carrot, 250g mushrooms 30 g raisins herbs and flavour, e.g 1Ú2 tsp cumin, 1Ú2 tsp gound coriander juice of 1 lemon salt and pepper to taste
How to cook Vegetable Couscous Heat the oil in the large flat pan. (without the lid) Add the chopped vegetables and herbs, cook gently for about 5 minutes. Add the couscous and raisins. Stir until the ingredients are coated. Add the stock and lemon juice. Simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover, and allow to cool for 3 minutes until liquid is absorbed. Add salt and pepper if needed, and gently stir with a fork before serving.
Search on the internet for other couscous recipes (or invent your own).
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School Lunch MENU
In the video, you see pupils in a primary school in Roubaix eating their 3-course lunch in the school canteen.
One pupil's school lunch	The self-service canteen
Follow the links below to see their lunch menus for a whole term. (This is a 2-page leaflet given to each child in the school). Page 1: main menu choices for each day (600k approx GIF picture to print out) Page 2: vegetarian options for each day + Editorial on regional food. (600k approx GIF picture to print out)
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