Making tuna canapés
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make tuna canapés for a party.
Key learning points
- A canapé is a small piece of bread, pastry or cracker, decorated with food, originating from France.
- Tuna is a type of fish that is caught at sea and one of the five most popular fish eaten in the UK.
- The food skills used to make tuna canapés are measuring, rolling out, cutting, mixing, spooning and using the oven.
- Our work can be judged by specific criteria, such as how we work and the quality of what we make.
Keywords
Tuna - a type of fish
Canapé - a small piece of bread or pastry with a savoury topping
Party - a special occasion to celebrate
Common misconception
All fish is the same.
There are lots of different types of fish in the world. They look, smell and taste different. Tuna is one type of fish.
Teacher tip
If you cannot access an oven, use crackers or flatbreads. Pupils can then still use their food skills to create different toppings. For variety, groups of pupils could make different toppings and share them together during the lesson.
Equipment
For ingredients and equipment see the recipe in additional materials.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - may contain allergens
Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which equipment would you use to measure these foods? Match them together.
Q2.Before you cook, you must always your hands.
Q3.Which of these do we catch for our food?
Q4.True or false? Special types of food are often served at parties.
Q5.Which of these can be used for mixing and measuring?
Q6.Which part of the recipe shows you how to make the dish?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? A canapé is a small piece of bread, pastry or cracker, decorated with food.
Q2.Which of these are special occasions where you might have a party?
Q3.True of false? All fish look, smell and taste the same.
Q4.What are tuna and salmon?
Q5.What food skill was used to slice the spring onion?
Q6.Place the tuna canapé method in the right order.
To help you plan your 3 cooking and nutrition lesson on: Making tuna canapés, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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