Introduction
Southeast Asia is usually thought to include Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines and East Timor.This region has got a rich culture of ethnic foods and is considered as a cook's paradise. The traditional cuisine of this region is a blend of flavors and exotic spices and ingredients local only to the southeast part of Asia. The countries falling under the Southeast Asian region have their own identities but their cuisines are somewhat similar and share many staple ingredients and cooking methods.
In this activity the students have the oppurtunity to learn something about Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Philippines cuisine. They can experience preparing, cook and serve a traditional cuisine of different country of southeast asia and also with the traditional dish prepared at home. More importantly the students can taste and evaluate their assigned cuisine and the traditional dish if both the dish are acceptable or not.
Task
The class will be divided into five groups. Each group will draw for one cuisine (Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Philippines ) and you will have to prepare a poster containing general information about your cuisine, as well as a chosen recipe of a traditional dish prepared at home. Finally, during our class presentation on April 7, 2014 you will have to deliver a presentation about your cuisine and prepare also a traditional dish prepared at home.
Process
The steps are the following:
1. The whole class are group into five and make sure that the group leader will divide the tasks for each member.
2. Begin researching for your cuisine. Remember to help one another. List down the different ingredients and formulate a recipe.
3. When you're done with gathering data, work together to prepare a poster with general information about the cuisine and a recipe of a traditional dish. Remember that the poster will help you during your final presentation.
4. Prepare your group cuisine and your traditional dish and bring it on April 7, 2014 in our class presentation.
5. Your posters will be displayed and the dishes will served. Each group will have to deliver a 10 minute presentation about their cuisine.
Evaluation
The components of evaluation:
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poster 50 %
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creativity 20%
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recipe (grammar, vocabulary, formulation of a recipe) 30 %
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presentation (fluency, grammar, vocabulary) 50 %
Conclusion
Good job and Congratulations! The posters you prepared were great it is informative and resourceful the way you made it. Your knowledge on Southeast Asian cuisine is much wider now. I'm glad you know how to formulate your recipes and prepare some delicious recipes! Your posters will be displayed at TLE laboratory.
Thanks for your effort class I hope that all of you will enjoy your group activity. Don't stop searching different cuisine and innovate something new out of it.