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Making a mackerel and tomato pâté, with celery sticks

I can make mackerel and tomato pâté, with celery sticks.

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Making a mackerel and tomato pâté, with celery sticks

I can make mackerel and tomato pâté, with celery sticks.

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Key learning points

  1. Pâté is a savoury spread, often made from fish, meat, cheese and vegetables. It can be traced back to the Roman Empire.
  2. The food skills used to make mackerel and tomato pâté are measuring, mixing, cutting and spreading.
  3. The ingredients originate from fish (caught), dairy cows (cream cheese, reared) and plants (tomato and celery, grown).
  4. A range of words can be used to describe the texture of a dish, such as smooth or crunchy.

Keywords

  • Mackerel - a type of fish

  • Texture - describing the feeling of food in the mouth or its appearance

Common misconception

When making pâté, they must always be cooked.

Not all pâtés must be cooked first, some are non-cook. This pâté uses canned mackerel (which is already cooked), soft cheese and vegetables. Vegan and vegetarian pâtés can also be made.


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Remove the mackerel from the cans, avoiding any accidents with sharp lids. Instruct pupils to work in pairs, making the ingredients and equipment go further. Not all pupils will try the pâté, due to the fish (although tuna could be used). Praise those pupils that either smell and/or taste the pâté.
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Equipment

For ingredients and equipment see the recipe in additional materials.

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Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - may contain allergens
  • Risk assessment required - equipment
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Supervision

Adult supervision required

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Licence

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4 Questions

Q1.
Where do these foods come from?
Correct Answer:milk,a dairy cow
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a dairy cow

Correct Answer:broccoli,a plant (vegetable)
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a plant (vegetable)

Correct Answer:eggs,a chicken
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a chicken

Correct Answer:mango,a plant (fruit)
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a plant (fruit)

Q2.
True or false? We do not need to wash our hands before we cook.
True
Correct answer: False
Q3.
What are these?
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measuring jug
weighing scales
Correct answer: measuring spoons
Q4.
The list in a recipe shows the type and amount of food you need.
Correct Answer: ingredient, ingredients

5 Questions

Q1.
Select three ingredients that you used to make your pâté.
Correct answer: soft cheese
Correct answer: mackerel
eggs
Correct answer: tomatoes
beans
Q2.
True or false? When making pâté, they must always be cooked.
True
Correct answer: False
Q3.
Match the following:
Correct Answer:Mackerel is a type of ...,fish.
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fish.

Correct Answer:Soft cheese is made from ...,milk.
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milk.

Correct Answer:Tomatoes and celery are ...,plants.
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plants.

Q4.
Which equipment did you use to measure the soft cheese?
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An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q5.
Put this pâté recipe in the correct order.
1 - First, chop the tomato and slice the celery.
2 - Put the canned mackerel, soft cheese and tomato in the mixing bowl.
3 - Mix everything together.
4 - Spread some of the pâté onto the celery sticks.
Q4 image 2 Dpbsmith/Wikimedia Commons Images

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