10 FOOD AND CULTURE (10FFC1)

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The Course:

Do you enjoy eating and learning about food and where it comes from? Read on!

This Foods unit is an excellent choice if you wish to pursue further studies in VCE Food Studies Units 1 to 4 and/or VET Hospitality. We explore a deeper understanding of the key foods (including cereals, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, meats, seafood, dairy foods and eggs) and explore their physical, sensory and chemical properties. The unit comprises three lessons per week; two theory with the third lesson the practical component. During these sessions you will cook and taste the key foods in a variety of Year 10 standard dishes. Examples of dishes you will get to make include Apple and Raspberry Shortcake, Lamb Souvlaki, Aussie Meat Pies and a French Fruit Flan. The unit also has a strong focus on developing and extending your food hygiene and safety skills and knowledge. You will be required to undertake at least three major written and/or practical tasks.

This unit will focus on...

• Terminology and safe use of tools and equipment
• Handling foods safely and hygienically
• Exploring, using and tasting the key foods of plant or animal origin, their structure, and classification, including cereals, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, meats, seafood, dairy foods and eggs
• Refining of cooking methods, techniques and skills
• Designing and planning food productions
• Food styling and presentation
• Planning and preparing dishes from various design briefs

Learning and Assessment Activities

• Cooking! 
• Safety and hygiene tasks
• Family origins cultural task
• Various research tasks
• Ethical food production tasks
• End of Semester Exam

These units lead to

• VCE Food Studies Units 1 to 4
• VET Hospitality
• University studies in Food Science and Technology, Nutrition, and teaching secondary Food Studies.  

Special considerations

Although not essential, it is expected you will have completed Food Studies in Year 7 and are able to practise your food preparation skills at home.     

Costs involved

$95 per semester - students may be asked to provide own ingredients on some occasions.

Cost for prac sessions for the Semester are set at the start of each year.

Possible excursion: Approximately $20

Materials required

• Display folder
• Lined paper or 48 page exercise book
• Netbook
• Container for all prac classes.

For further information see...

For further information about this subject, see Mrs Allen, Mrs Gorton, Mrs McHutchison, Mrs Stevens or Mr Thorpe.

Study design link

Victorian Curriculum Design and Technologies study:

http://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/technologies/design-and-technologies/introduction/rationale-and-aims