Varieties

Ideas for starters and plenaries

•  Potato challenge •  Guess the method •  Using all the senses •  Guess the variety •  Using all the senses •  Recipe for the lesson •  Match the definition

How much do you know about potatoes?

Potato Challenge: Learning Outcomes: •  To identify level of knowledge

•  Howmanydifferentvarie0esofpotatoarethere?50 500 5000

•  Onaverage,howmanypotatoesdoessomeoneintheUKeateachyear? 50 500 5000

•  DuringWWIIpotatoeswereusedtomakebreadandcake. True False•  Whichoftheseisnotavarietyofpotato?

KingEdward GoldenWonder WhiteLady LadyBalfour•  Potatoeswithasmoothtexturelike‘Desiree’aregoodformakingwhichtypeofpotatodish?

Mash Boiledpotatoes Potatosalad Chips•  Potatoeswithafluffytexturelike‘MarisPiper’aregoodformakingwhichtypeofpotatodish?

Mash Boiledpotatoes Potatosalad Chips•  Saladpotatoeslike‘CharloRe’arealsogoodformakingwhichtypeofpotatodish?

Mash Steamedpotatoes Wedges Chips•  Whichoneofthesecookingmethodsisnotusuallyusedforcookingpotatoes?

Grilling Roas0ng Frying Baking•  Whichofthesedishesusuallycontainspotato?

Lasagne Cauliflowercheese CoRagepie Steakandkidneypie•  Whichofthesedishesdoesnotusuallycontainpotato?

Fishcakes Gnocchi FriRata SpagheTbolognaise

•  Howmanydifferentvarie0esofpotatoarethere?50 500 5000

•  Onaverage,howmanypotatoesdoessomeoneintheUKeateachyear? 50 500 5000

•  DuringWWIIpotatoeswereusedtomakebreadandcake. True(Potatoesreplacedflour) False•  Whichoftheseisnotavarietyofpotato?

KingEdward GoldenWonder WhiteLady LadyBalfour•  Potatoeswithasmoothtexturelike‘Desiree’aregoodformakingwhichtypeofpotatodish?

Mash Boiledpotatoes Potatosalad Chips•  Potatoeswithafluffytexturelike‘MarisPiper’aregoodformakingwhichtypeofpotatodish?

Mash Boiledpotatoes Potatosalad Chips•  Saladpotatoeslike‘CharloRe’arealsogoodformakingwhichtypeofpotatodish?

Mash Steamedpotatoes Wedges Chips•  Whichoneofthesecookingmethodsisnotusuallyusedforcookingpotatoes?

Grilling Roas0ng Frying Baking•  Whichofthesedishesusuallycontainspotato?

Lasagne Cauliflowercheese CoRagepie Steakandkidneypie•  Whichofthesedishesdoesnotusuallycontainpotato?

Fishcakes Gnocchi FriRata SpagheTbolognaise

How much do you know about potatoes?

Potato Challenge: Answers

Guess the method Learning Outcomes: •  To understand the different methods used to cook potatoes

Can you match each cooking method to the correct picture?

Baking Boiling Frying Mashing Parboiling Roasting

Guess the method

Can you match each cooking method to the correct picture?

Answers

Boiling

Roasting

Mashing Par-boiling

Frying Baking

Using all the senses Learning Outcomes: •  To recognise the importance of senses when eating

Sight volunteer: Blindfolded Taste two different coloured variants of a food (e.g. red and yellow peppers) Is it possible to distinguish which is which? Would you expect to be able to tell the difference?

Smell volunteer: Holds nose Taste three food samples A-C. Two are the same and one is similar (e.g. 2 similar yoghurts or cheeses) Is it possible to distinguish which two are the same? What about without holding the nose?

Hearing volunteer: Blindfolded Is it possible to tell which is freshest just by listening? (e.g. new versus flat fizzy drink, stale versus fresh biscuit) What other sounds help us enjoy food? (Think about cooking)

Touch volunteer: Blindfolded Identify three fruits or vegetables inside a cloth bag, just by touching? What else can we judge by touch when cooking? (Think about freshness, finished consistency)

Taste volunteer Is it possible to match three flavours with foods without tasting them? (e.g. three colourless, flavoured waters) How much easier is it when you can taste them too?

Which senses are most important to satisfy when

preparing food?

Guess the variety Learning Outcomes: •  To understand that potatoes can be classified as fluffy, smooth and salad

•  Look at a range of different potatoes (real examples or pictures)

•  There are three main types of potato: –  Fluffy: Fluffy in the middle when cooked. Good for roast, baked or chips –  Smooth: Smooth texture when cooked. Good for mash, boiled or wedges –  Salad: Firm to the bite when cooked. Good for boiled, steamed or roasted in skins

•  Can you tell, by looking, which group each potato belongs to?

•  What do you notice?

Guess the variety: Answers

•  Fluffy: Fluffy in the middle when cooked. Good for roast, baked or chips

•  Smooth: Smooth texture when cooked. Good for mash, boiled or wedges

•  Salad: Firm to the bite when cooked. Good for boiled, steamed or roasted in skins

MarisPiper KingEdward

CharloRe MarisPeer

Desiree

Recipe for the lesson Learning Outcomes: •  To recap on key points from the lesson and to preci.

•  Ingredients –  What food items did you use or see in the lesson? –  What equipment did you use?

•  Method –  What activities did you carry out? –  What topics were covered?

•  Finished dish –  What have you learned?

Whatnext?Sharerecipesasagrouporclass

Match the definition Learning Outcomes: •  Revision and recap of key vocabulary

Key vocabulary •  DeepFrying•  Steaming•  MarisPeer•  Roas0ng •  Saute•  Fluffypotatoes•  Smoothpotatoes•  Saladpotatoes•  Desiree•  Baking•  Boiling•  Mashing•  KingEdward

Definitions •  Potatoesthataregoodforroas0ng,bakingorchips•  Potatoesthataregoodformash,boilingorwedges•  Potatoesthatshouldbesteamedboiledorroastedinskins•  Afluffypotato•  Asaladpotato•  Asmoothpotato•  Cookingbysurroundingwithheat•  Cookingfoodinliquidoveradirectheat•  Cookingfoodimmerseinhotoilorfat•  Cookingusingsteamfromboilingwater•  Reducingfoodtoapulpymassbycrushing•  Cookingfoodintheovenwiththeaddi0onofoilorfat•  Cookingquicklyinashallowfanwithaminimumoffat

Match the definition: Answers

Key vocabulary Definitions •  Fluffypotatoes•  Smoothpotatoes•  Saladpotatoes•  KingEdward•  MarisPeer•  Desiree•  Baking•  Boiling•  DeepFrying•  Steaming•  Mashing•  Roas0ng •  Saute

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