Street food in the UK: let's try some fish and chips!

Street food is artisan food. You can usually buy it from  stalls in the streets, it is not served from restaurants or cafes.

Learn more about street food in the UK

What is street food?
http://www.streetfood.org.uk/what-is-street-food.html

Top 10 London street food stalls:
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/apr/24/top-10-london-street-food-stalls

Street food

Fish and chips

A common street food in Britain is fish and chips. It consists of battered fish, commonly  cod or haddock, and deep-fried chips. A common side dish is mushy peas.

What is fish and chips:
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/food/takeaway.htm

English Fish 'n Chips

Fish and chips origins

The unlikely origin of fish and chips

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8419026.stm

The history of fish and chips

http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Fish-Chips/

The history of fish and chips in Britain

http://britishfood.about.com/od/diningdrinkingtradition/a/fishandchips.htm

Do you want to prepare it yourself? 
Read the recipes and watch the video!

Fish and chips recipe:
http://britishfood.about.com/od/adrecipes/r/Best-Fish-And-Chips-Recipe.htm

Mushy peas recipe:
http://britishfood.about.com/od/tzrecipes/r/Traditional-Mushy-Peas-Recipe.htm

Fish and chips recipe

Street food around the world

A simple guide:

http://www.roughguides.com/gallery/the-best-street-food-around-the-world/#/8

STUDENTS' TASKS
1

Answer the following questions:

What's your country' s typical street food? Do you like it?

You've just read some information about street food around the world: 

what's your favourite street food and why?

2
Create an interactive mindmap with Thinglink as the one I created for you as an example.
Choose an image of the world, upload it on Thinglink and put links on it (just clicking anywhere on the image) about typical street food of different nations. 
Have fun!

British eating habits: let's have a tea party!

AN INTRODUCTION

Typical British eating habits
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/food/
http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/foodculture.html

UK food in Britain

http://youtu.be/D53ENG2op8w

TEA

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to 

the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Henry James

The history of tea in Britain:

http://www.history.uk.com/history/history-tea-britain/

Legends on the origins of tea:
http://www.tching.com/2012/03/legends-on-the-origins-of-tea-from-china-japan-and-korea/

A short history of tea in England
http://youtu.be/saTcXkXx7Pc

Afternoon tea and high tea:

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/food/tea.htm

The history of afternoon tea:

http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/afternoon-tea/

http://www.afternoontea.co.uk/information/history-of-afternoon-tea/

English tea: a list of Dos and Don'ts:

https://www.finedininglovers.com/stories/english-tea-tips-rules/

SOME RECIPES

Afternoon tea recipes:

http://britishfood.about.com/od/introtobritishfood/tp/afternoontearecipes.htm

Scones recipe:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Perfect-English-Scones/

Classic cucumber tea sandwiches:

http://coffeetea.about.com/od/foodmeetsdrinks/r/Cucumber-Tea-Sandwiches-Recipe.htm

SOME VIDEOS

English afternoon tea sandwich recipe

http://youtu.be/Vpb4Lb1m4CU

How to make English scones

http://youtu.be/4UnepnO2Uww

Proper etiquette for afternoon tea

http://youtu.be/vSBpIc5raxg

How to throw a tea party

http://youtu.be/A9Jpu7TPRiY

STUDENTS' TASK

You want to have a tea party. Make a list of the things you need, describe how you make a proper British tea and tell something about the etiquette you have to follow.

Food and recipes - some activities to improve English using digital tools

Talking about food and recipes can help ESL learners improve their: 

• food related vocabulary
• oral skills (brainstorming, discussion, giving instructions)
• written skills (describing and giving instructions)
• knowledge of different cultures (learning foreign recipes, food and traditions)
• healthy habits

RECIPES VOCABULARY AND ACTIVITIES

Here's a great site with exercises and activities about cooking and kitchens:

http://www2.issbc.org/janis-esl/subtopicrecipes.html

Some printables:

http://www.eslprintables.com/vocabulary_worksheets/food/recipes/

Cooking worksheets:

http://busyteacher.org/classroom_activities-vocabulary/food_and_drinks/cooking-worksheets/

Vocabulary about cooking:

http://englishwilleasy.com/english-through-pictures/food/food-preparation-recipes/

http://www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Cooking-Instructions.htm

Students' task

Prepare a mindmap about cooking vocabulary using a mindmapping tool.

BRITISH RECIPES

Some British recipes:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/british

http://www.britainexpress.com/articles/Food/index.htm

Recipes and meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/cuisines/british

British and Irish festive cooking:
http://britishfood.about.com/od/festivecooking/

Cuisines by country:

http://www.foodbycountry.com/

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/80dishes

Students' task

Choose one recipe and prepare it at home. The next day show your classmates how you prepared it (or make a video!).

HEALTHY RECIPES

Recipe calculator to calculate the nutritional information of a recipe:

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp

Healthy recipes:

http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/6037

Healthy food to prevent heart disease (British Heart Foundation):

http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/prevention/healthy-eating.aspx

Students' task

What do you do to keep yourself fit? Describe your diet and your habits using a presentation tool.

You have a lot of information about food and cooking, now. You are ready to create...your digital magazine! With Glossi you can publish your own magazine with text, images, links or videos. It's very simple, have a look at my short example:

Click on the image to open

Students' task

Create your own web magazine with Glossi! Write your articles, add images and videos and have fun!