Lesson video

Hello, everybody.

My name's Mr. Ballam.

Thanks very much for choosing this lesson, and this lesson is all about food from around the world.

Let's get started.

So what are we gonna learn by the end of this lesson? Well, we're gonna be able to name and locate food which is grown outside the UK, so around the world, and there's some keywords I want you to think about.

First one is cuisine, and this is a style or method of cooking in a certain country or region.

And the second one is food traditions, and these are customs and dishes around cooking in a country or region.

So two keywords, cuisine and food traditions.

So the first part of the lesson is all around global cuisine.

So let's get started.

So around the world, a wide range of food is produced, including the UK.

Just look at this photo here.

What do you think's happening there? Hmm.

I'll tell you just in a moment.

But farmers and others grow plants, rear animals, and catch fish for our food.

Do you have a favourite food from around the world? What sort of foods can you name? While you're having a think, do you know what's happening in that photo? Yes, they're growing rice.

It's a paddy field.

A paddy field is where rice is grown.

So how about your favourite food? Have you come up with some suggestions? I bet they're quite exotic, are they? From different countries around the world.

Mm, I like lots of different types of foods.

How about you? And we buy food from different countries and other countries buy food from the UK.

And this is because some of the food cannot be easily grown in the UK due to our weather or it can't be made, plus the food from other countries add variety to what we eat.

When we buy food from other countries, the food has to travel overseas, by lorry, by ship, or by plane, and that food may cost more due to travelling, and it could have an impact on the environment too.

So what's Izzy saying here? She's saying, "My mum likes to buy food grown in the UK, but likes food from other countries too!" So often people buy lots of foods from the UK and some food from around the world too to add variety.

So true or false? The UK can grow any type of fruit and vegetables.

No, that's false, isn't it? And why? Well, not all fruit and vegetables can be grown in the UK due to our weather.

And we buy some food from other countries, such as pineapples.

Well done if you got that one correct.

Countries around the world may grow the same fruit and vegetables for food.

Here's some examples.

So for example, potatoes.

Well, have you seen them grow in the UK? You probably have, but they also could grow in countries like Germany or Peru, as well as lots of other countries around the world.

Another example are apples, and we grow apples in the UK, but also they grow in countries like Italy and France.

And another example is rice, and you can see the different types of rice here in the picture.

And rice grows in different countries too, so for example, India, China, and Thailand.

And there are lots of different types of these.

So there are lots of different types of potatoes, apples, and rice.

Also, countries around the world might rear the same animals for food.

So for example, they may rear cattle for beef, and that might be in countries like the UK, Argentina, or Australia.

Or they might have dairy cows for milk, and they might be in the UK, France, or India.

Or perhaps chickens, perhaps for the eggs or the meat.

And again, that can be in the UK, perhaps United States of America, and also Poland.

And we can find out where food comes from on the label.

Also, countries around the world catch fish for our food, and there are lots of different types of fish, lots of different species.

Here's some examples.

So mackerel is a type of fish, and that might be caught in places like Japan, South Korea, and around the UK.

Or it might be a fish called hake in Spain, United States of America, or Argentina.

Or perhaps salmon.

I bet some of you have heard about salmon.

And that might be in places like Norway, Sweden, or Canada.

And there are many different types of fish and we should eat a variety of different types.

Countries around the world may also grow different food due to the weather.

So for example, cassava in Nigeria or perhaps bananas in Ecuador, or how about apricots in Turkey or pineapple from Costa Rica? So there are different foods grown in different countries due to the weather.

Now, Jacob saying that he likes these foods.

Do you? Have you tried any of these? Can you let me know? Have you tried cassava? Or maybe bananas? I'm sure many of you have.

How about apricots? Have you had them fresh or dried? And lastly, pineapple.

And we can get pineapple fresh and sometimes we can have it from a can too.

There are lots of different foods produced around the world.

Now let's have a quick check just to make sure you've been listening.

So Nigeria grows a lot of A, B, or C? Good luck.

Yes, that's right.

It's C, isn't it? It's cassava.

There's a picture of cassava on the screen.

So Nigeria grows a lot of this type of plant.

I've got a little task for you here, and I want you to name and locate six different foods from countries around the world.

So pause the video, have a think.

You might need to look things up and we'll come back very shortly to see how you've got on.

Good luck to you.

So how did you get on? I bet you did brilliantly, didn't you? Let's look at some examples together, shall we? There are so many different foods and so many countries.

You may have got some of these, but I'm sure you've got some really good answers too.

So an example could be in United States of America, hake.

And do you remember that's a type of? Yes, fish.

Well done.

Or it could be Ecuador, and we could get bananas from Ecuador.

Or how about cassava from Nigeria? And in the UK? Potatoes, yes.

We eat lots of potatoes in the UK.

And perhaps from Japan, mackerel.

And lastly, from China, rice.

So here's six different foods from six different countries around the world, and well done for all the examples you've got.

I'm sure your class has got so many.

Congratulations! Let's move on to the second part of the lesson, which is global cuisine.

And countries around the world are known for different cuisines, but what's a cuisine, you might say? Hmm.

Well, a cuisine is a style or method of cooking in a certain country or region.

Does that make sense? You can look at the picture here.

What's that showing? Can you tell me? Hmm.

Yes, that's a wok, isn't it? And that would be very representative of some Chinese cuisine, for example.

And a cuisine is influenced by different factors, different reasons.

So it might be the foods that's available in that country, or it might be the cooking technique like the wok I've just mentioned.

Or perhaps it might be the food traditions and the customs in that country.

So there are different reasons for a cuisine.

So can you name a cuisine, a different way of cooking, a different style of cooking? I bet you can.

Let's have a look at some cuisines together, some examples.

Well, one of them might be a Mexican cuisine, for example.

Have you eaten Mexican food before? Or how about Italian cuisine? Have you had Italian food before? What might be different types of Italian food? Hmm.

We'll have a think about that and come back.

Or it could be French cuisine.

That's very popular.

Or about Caribbean cuisine, for example.

Or lastly, Thai cuisine.

So there are different types of cuisines and they're known for different types of foods.

So for example, Mexican might be things like tacos and burritos; Italian, pizzas and pasta; French, we've got croissants on here, or some delicious, wonderful stews; Caribbean, we've got some different jerk chicken and perhaps some rice; and Thailand, we've got some delicious pad Thai and some spring rolls.

So lots of wonderful dishes.

So what other cuisines are there? Can you name some? Hmm.

What have you come up with? Well, you know, just as an example, perhaps you can have Indian cuisine.

That's very popular, isn't it? Or perhaps Chinese.

And that's a big country, so it has different types of cuisines in different regions of the country.

There's so many different cuisines.

Well done for naming some.

So let's check that you've been listening, shall we? So a cuisine is a type of kitchen in a house.

Is that true or false? That's false, isn't it? And why? Well, a cuisine is a style of cooking in a certain country or region.

Well done if you got that correct.

The food available can influence a cuisine.

Let's look at some examples, shall we? So for example, rice.

So rice is very popular in Indonesia and they grow a lot of rice, so it's very popular in the different dishes that they cook.

Well, how about potatoes? Again, potatoes are very popular in the UK, so we use lots of them in some of the dishes that we have.

I'm sure you can name different ways that we cook potatoes.

Mashed potato, anybody? Yes, there's lots of different ways, aren't there? Or perhaps it might be different types of fish.

And Japan is known very well for different types of fish dishes.

You may have heard of sushi, for example, but there are lots of other foods too.

And lastly, how about plantain from Ghana? Again, another wonderful food, and it's influenced the type of cuisine that they have.

So can you think of any other examples of foods that influence a cuisine? Hmm.

I can think of a very, very popular one that you might know.

Should I give you a clue? Pasta.

Yes, Italian.

Italian cuisine is often influenced by the ingredients that it has, and it makes a lot of pasta and has lots of different types of pasta dishes.

Well done.

Cooking techniques can also influence a cuisine.

Let's look at some examples together, shall we? So one method is stir-fry, and you can see them stir-frying here, and it's very popular in China.

And when they stir-fry, they're using a wok, and in the wok they can stir-fry lots of different types of foods.

So it might be things like garlic and ginger, different vegetables, perhaps some fish or meat too, and they might add some rice or noodles.

So that's stir-frying, so it's a type of way of cooking.

Another example is en papillote, and this is where the food is cooked in a parcel, for example.

And this is a style of cooking originating from France, and this is where the food is cooked in a parcel.

And you can see in the photo here, the fish is being cooked in a parcel of paper.

Another cooking technique is tandoori, and they use an oven here and it's very popular in India and the oven is called a tandoor.

And you can see here on the side of the tandoor, there are naan bread cooking on the side, the naan bread's baking in the tandoor, and this cooking technique is called tandoori.

Another method is tagine, and this is very popular in Morocco and it's cooked in a tagine.

So you can see here the clay pot has the food inside and the pot is called a tagine and the cooking method is also called a tagine.

So you can see there are lots of different cooking techniques that influence the cuisine.

So how else do we cook? Can you think about your own home and how people cook at home? What sorts of equipment do they use? What cooking techniques do they use? Hmm.

Well, it could be things like, so it could be the hob, for example, and you might boil something or simmer something.

Or perhaps it's the grill, and you might grill something or toast something.

Or perhaps the oven.

You might bake bread or roast chicken.

That's just one example.

I'm sure you can come up with others too.

Food traditions and customs can also influence a cuisine.

So that might be different times of a day.

So that might be perhaps something different in the morning, for lunch, or an evening meal, or perhaps it could be a different day altogether, a certain time in the year.

Or perhaps it might be some different religious festivals, for example.

Or perhaps we could be celebrating too, so we're having different celebrations.

And what other examples can you name? There are lots of different food traditions and customs that we have that can influence a cuisine.

So let's see whether you've been listening, shall we? So which of these images is showing stir-frying? Is it A, B, or C? Yes, that's right.

It's C, isn't it? C is showing stir-frying.

Well done.

Many countries are known for traditional foods or dishes.

Let's look at some examples together, shall we? So here's one example from Thailand.

Mm, that looks delicious, doesn't it? Or how about the UK? Hmm, I wonder what that is.

Or how about something from Mexico? Do you know what these are? So let's see if we can name them together, can we? So this food from Thailand, what do you think it's called? Hmm.

That's right, pad Thai.

It's delicious.

Some wonderful noodles with vegetables and different types of sauces, a lovely pad Tai from Thailand.

Toad in the hole.

Wow, that's a funny name, isn't it? I hope there's no toads in it! But that's a traditional one from the UK.

Well, how about tacos? There's tacos from Mexico.

So these countries have traditional foods, and Andeep is just reminding us that toad in the hole uses sausages, different types of sausages, but it could also include things like lamb or perhaps vegetables.

Let's look at some other traditional foods or dishes.

So for example, Japan.

That's interesting.

That's really colourful, isn't it? Or how about Greece? Well, I wonder what that could be.

Or perhaps South Africa.

Wow, that's unusual, isn't it? Can you name these? Let's have a look at doing them together, shall we? So the first one is, that's right, it's sushi from Japan.

And you can see here it's pieces of raw fish on top of rice, sushi.

How about the one from Greece? Moussaka.

That's a traditional dish from Greece and that uses aubergine and lamb.

And how about from South Africa? Bobotie.

That's another traditional dish from South Africa.

And that dish is made from onions, garlic, meat, spices, fruit, milk, and eggs.

Wow, I bet that tastes amazing.

Three more examples are Nigeria.

Oh, I wonder what that's showing there.

That looks really interesting, doesn't it? What about Italy? That's much more popular, I can imagine.

Or how about Spain? Look at that.

Doesn't that look amazing? So what are these ones called? Let's do them together, shall we? So Nigeria is jollof rice, and that's very traditional and very popular in Nigeria.

How about the middle one? Yes, I'm sure you all know this one.

It's spaghetti bolognese.

And the last one from Spain? Mm.

It's a bit harder, but yes, that's paella.

That's paella.

It uses rice and it has vegetables and it can include fish, seafood, or meat.

Okay, so I want you to name another country and food.

What did you come up with? Did you come up with some good examples? I bet you did.

Well done! Now, traditional foods or dishes can be cooked using ingredients from the UK.

There's so many different ingredients that we can produce.

However, ingredients from other countries might be used for different reasons.

So for example, it may be that it's not easily produced or made in the UK, or perhaps people like the ingredients from another country.

And Laura here is saying that she likes to make pizza, which is originally from Italy, but she uses flour and cheese from the UK.

So you can see here that although the traditional food may come from a different country, we can use ingredients grown and made in the UK.

So let's check you've been listening, shall we? So traditional foods, like recipes, can only be made with ingredients from that country.

Is that true of false? Yes, that's false, isn't it? And why? Well, it's because traditional food, like recipes, can be made using ingredients from the UK and other countries too.

Well done if you got that correct.

I've got a task here for you.

Aisha and Alex are creating a recipe book.

Wow, that sounds good.

What recipes could they include from around the world, do you think? Hmm.

There's so many, isn't there? So what's Aisha saying? She's saying, "We need at least six different recipes." "Yes," Alex is saying, "we need to make a list of the names and which country they're from!" And you could add pictures as well.

So good luck.

You need to come up with six different recipe ideas and have the names and which country they're from to go in this brilliant recipe book.

Pause the video and we'll come back very shortly to look at some examples.

Good luck! So how did you get on? Let's look at some examples together, shall we? Did you come up with six different recipes from different countries? I bet you did.

I bet some of you did even more, didn't you? So here's some examples here.

So recipe ideas could be a pizza from Italy, and you can see here that they put a photograph in of a pizza.

Perhaps you've drawn one.

That would be brilliant.

Another idea could be spring rolls from Thailand, and you can see the pictures of the spring rolls here, and there's a little dip too to dip them in.

Or perhaps it might be rock cakes from the UK, and that's a traditional type of cake that can be eaten perhaps in the afternoon.

I like mine with a cup of tea.

So these are three different examples of what could go into their recipe book from around the world.

Let's look at three more, shall we? So one example here is sushi from Japan.

And you could make different types of sushi and you don't have to use raw fish, you can use different types of vegetables, cooked fish, or fruit too.

Or how about paella from Spain, a wonderful dish of savoury rice with different vegetables and sometimes fish and meat too.

And lastly, hummus from Lebanon.

And that's a wonderful dip, lovely and delicious, made from chickpeas.

So they've come up with six different creative ideas of foods from around the world.

I bet you did really well.

Congratulations to you all.

Well, I hope you've really enjoyed this lesson.

It's been so good going through food from and around the world.

There's so many different varieties, aren't there? Let's have a look at what we've learned today, shall we? Well, we've learned that a wide range of food is produced around the world, including UK.

Do you remember, we grow plants, we rear animals, and we catch fish, for example.

And we know that countries around the world might produce the same types of fruit and vegetables.

So for example, they might grow potatoes, for example, or different types of rice.

And we also learned that some countries are really well known for their cuisines.

So for example, a Mexican cuisine, Chinese, or perhaps Spanish.

And lastly, we've learned that a cuisine can be influenced by the food available, the cooking techniques, as well as the food traditions and customs too.

Wow, there's so much in this lesson, isn't there? And it's just amazing the amount of food that's produced around the world and how it cooks, and I bet it all tastes delicious too.

So I really hope you've enjoyed this lesson and hope you try different foods from around the world, and I hope you come back very soon to do another cooking and nutrition lesson with me.

Thanks ever so much and I'll see you soon.

Bye!.