Activity 3

Food Illusions!

Modern chefs often use illusion to create dishes that look completely different to how they taste. Research chefs that have made savoury-looking dishes taste sweet and sweet-looking dishes taste savoury before trying this challenge:

Investigate how different food combinations can be disguised or presented as something else. Design and cook a ‘backwards’ tea party for your friends or another class by creating dishes that are not what they seem! Examples could be a dessert disguised as a main meal, veggies disguised as lollies or even a sandwich that’s really a cake!

Collect your guests’ feedback afterwards to determine what worked and which dishes might need further thought!

Extension: Investigate which foods can be used as natural food colourings as well as flavours and which ones only work as either colours or flavours. For example, beetroot makes a beautiful colour for red velvet cake, but how do you also make it taste good?

Food Illusions!

Modern chefs often use illusion to create dishes that look completely different to how they taste, Research chefs that have made savoury-looking dishes taste sweet and sweet-looking dishes taste savoury before trying this challenge:

Some veggies can be cooked to taste super sweet and used instead of sugar to make a healthy dessert! Investigate which veggies are the best for baking, by designing and cooking a ‘secret veggie’ morning tea menu for your friends or another class. An example might be using some roasted pumpkin for pikelets, or even some delicious sweetcorn muffins! Afterwards, collect their feedback on what they noticed or didn’t notice and what worked or might need some further thought!

Food Illusions!

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