Objectives:

• Students will be able to identify foods and cultures from around the world.

• Students will be able to conduct Internet research.

• Students will be able create a recipe flyer for class cookbook.

 Key Words:

cuisine, culture, recipe, unit of measurement

 TimeLine:

2-3 class period

 Materials:

computers, Internet, printer (color), sample cookbooks

 Procedures:

1. Introduce the lesson by asking the students whether they have ever heard of these foods: linguini, burrito, sushi, etc. (provide several examples). Inform the students, that through his travels around the world, Mister Panda had the opportunity to taste many kinds of foods.

2. Tell the students that everyone has different eating habits and taste. Discuss some reasons why? Your food preferences are based on your culture, place of birth, religion, and food sources.  You can learn a lot about another culture by eating their foods or by cooking an ethnic meal at home.  in fact, food is enjoyed all around the world. 

3. Inform students that food is often part of social gatherings, festivals, gifts, and daily nourishment.  Discuss with students how many cultural traditions and customs center around food.

4. Ask the students to answers these questions/discuss their responses.  What are their favorite foods? What do they typically eat for dinner? Why do they eat these types of foods?

5. Tell the students that they will be studying foods from other countries and will be creating a recipe flyer of a specific food dish to share with the class as part of an International cookbook.

6. Inform the students that their recipe flyer some include the country of origin, historical or cultural value, ingredients, preparation/cooking directions, and explanation why they chose or like this recipe.

7. Students may choose or be assign a specific foreign country.

8. Have the students use the Internet resources and other resources to research their country and recipe.

9. After students have completed and gathered all their information they will create a recipe flyer for a classroom International cookbook.  Illustrate and show several examples of cookbook books and recipes.  Make sure to inform the students about the importance of accuracy in measuring ingredients.  Some recipes might require some conversion in units of measurements.  If necessary, review metric conversion with your students.

10. Using a desktop publishing program, (Printshop, Publisher, etc) have the students design and print their completed recipe flyers.

11. Have the students share their recipe flyers with the class. Ask the students these follow-up questions: What did you find most interesting about the culture you studied?, What did you like best about their food customs, Did their meal have any traditional meanings?

12. Bind all the recipe flyers into a cookbook.

 Assessment:

Recipe Rubric: Flyers should be assessed based on content, conventions, and design. 

Content: Includes information on recipes cultural/historical value

Conventions: Correct use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Design: Appealing to the eye, appropriate graphics/fonts/layout to enhance flyer.

Extension Activity:

Have the students bring their cooked recipes for an international feast. Invite parents and administrators.

Conduct a art contest for the cover of the cookbook.

Publish the cookbook and share with other classes and staff

Suggested Web Links:

International Cuisine Recipes: on-line source for international recipes.

African Cookbook: various recipes from African countries.

Japanese Cookbook: recipes from Japan.

International recipes: recipes from various countries, such as Korea, Mexico, China, and Germany.

International foods: online source for International cuisine recipes.

International Recipes Online: recipes from all over the world