Year 10 Food Technology - Hangarau kai

In 10 Food Technology, you will learn about four key areas of food, cooking and nutrition. Each project will build your foundational knowledge allowing you to plan, adapt and prepare a wide range of recipes in the kitchen. You will also learn the basics of nutrition and how to incorporate healthy eating while still enjoying the food you eat. This course gives you the foundational knowledge to continue into both Hospitality and Food Technology at Level 1

Skills you will learn:

• To prepare, cook and serve food safely in the kitchen. 

• To evaluate and refine recipes based on your own sensory experiences.

• To adapt recipes and replace unhealthy ingredients while maintaining the integrity of the food.     

• The nutritional makeup of sugar and unhealthy fats and the consequences of eating too much sugar for our health.

• To prepare foods from and identify key components of different world cuisines.