Food Tech Learning Task by Emilia Doh

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Food Tech Learning Task

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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LEARNING TASK TOPIC 3 BY EMILIA DOHERTY 8G

Croissants: croissants originated in France and are eaten daily by the French people. Croissants are typically eaten without any sort of topping. Although they seem unhealthy, one well made croissant will only contain 220 calories and no sugar. The croissant got its name from The English word crescent, because of the way it was shaped into a crescent before being cooked. There are many health benefits to eating a croissant. Croissants contain iron and selenium, which are two essential minerals. Selenium helps to aid growth, and it aids metabolism cell growth. Iron helps lift your red blood cell count as well as help circulation.

Congee: congee is the main breakfast eaten in China. Congee in China represents porridge in Australia. Congee is eaten with many different toppings, for example: spring onion, crab meat, and coriander. Congee can also be tasted to Aquire your taste using several different ingredients, including: chicken, beef, vegetable, etc. Congee originated from Hong Kong. There is also a story to the origin of congee.

"Once upon a time an old couple and a young couple lived contentedly together as a single extended family. The old couple did all of the work in order to remain useful in this life and to prevent the young people from thinking them useless. As a result, the young couple never learned to do anything for themselves. Eventually the old couple died. The young couple ate all of the food stored in the house, but did not know how to produce more, so they sold the house to buy food and they moved into a straw shack. When winter arrived, they were cold and hungry and entirely miserable in their shack, where they lived entirely on rice gruel made from water and the few grains they were able to retrieve from the straw in the shack. One day, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, a gust of wind came up and blew down the shed, crushing them to death. Ever since that time, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, the festival of Làbā 腊八, people have made a congee (porridge) of different grains to remind them of the necessity of knowing how to work."

In Australia, a breakfast commonly eaten by Australians is, Vegemite and toast. Australians are on the go a lot, they don't typically have time to sit down and have a "proper" breakfast. Therefore, it is easiest to cook some toast, slap on some Vegemite and go. Vegemite originated in Australia. To begin with, it was originally made partially from cow hooves. But now the recipe has been adjusted. There are many nutrients in this breakfast. The bread is mostly carbohydrates, which are a good source of energy. It also contains fibre, which is good for keeping the digestive system healthy.

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