Topic(s): Food & Meal Taking, Food and Nutrition, Geography, Historical periods, Identity
Haitian cuisine is influenced by African, French, Taino, Spanish, and Arab cultural history.
To what extent do other cultures influence what we eat? How can cuisine teach us history?
A summer food festival wants to promote interest in Haitian food on its website for visitors.
Haitian restaurant menu and recipes
http://www.recettes-haitiennes.com/
Look at a Haitian restaurant menu and recipes and write down the ingredients or food that you identify.
I can identify foods and ingredients.
In a group of 3, share your likes and dislikes on the menu and recipes.
I'm able to express my opinion on what I like and dislike by looking at the menu.
I can design a Haitian menu based on popular requests from the restaurant menus and recipes.
I can make a plan for Haitian food lovers on the website for the festival.
Watch a video about Haiti's popular soup: joumou (squash soup)
Chef Gaspard Dorelien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88nMQ54I7KU
Fafane Creole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI1UtFduNaM
Watch a video about Haiti popular dish soup joumou (squash soup); list all the ingredients necessary to make that dish.
I can identify recipe step by step to make soup joumou
With a partner discuss the Haitian recipes you have not tried and share which one you'd like to try next.
I can discuss recipes that are appealing to me and create a list to try new ones.
Make an informative video explaining how to cook a popular Haitian dish.
I can create a video and list all the proper steps.
Explore the internet and read articles about ingredients that African, French, indigenous Taino, Spanish and Arab have in common with Haiti.
Explore African, French, indigenous Taino, Spanish and Arab cuisine in order to identify the similarities among the food cultures.
I can identify the influences that the African, French, Taino, Spanish and Arab had on Haitian cuisine by making a list of similar ingredients.
Discuss with a friend the similarities between African, French, Taino, Spanish, Arab, and Haitian cuisine.
I can analyze how and why Haitian cuisine originates from a blend of several culinary styles.
Create a digital menu of traditional Haitian dishes allowing guests to choose from a list of ingredients from these regions that have influenced Haitian cuisine
African, French, Taino, Spanish, Arab
I can explain how Haitian cuisine is a blend of several culinary styles and cultural history.