Part of Lesson Plan: The Vinaigrette

Activity Overview / Details

Hook- - While greeting students at the door or in the hall let some of the first students and the more social students see you are eating a apple dipped in vinegar and balsamic vinegar. Get them to taste as they enter the door to class. Feed the conversation. Get them discussing different types they like or dislike. Ask them why or what they like about it.

Before attendance, hand out one per (willing) student. Have the students eat the apple in vinegar but let them know they need to taste it not just eat it because while taking roll they need to discuss the following questions. These will be already written on board or other device:

1. Which flavor do you taste first?
2. Which flavor do you taste at the end?
3. Is there a point when you taste both flavors?
4. Try and explain the flavor change

When attendance is done, ask several students or groups to answer a question.

Say:

In cooking we often use flavor combinations and today we are going to explore one of the oldest flavor combinations - making  a vinaigrette for salad.