Food for Thought School & College Tours to Brittany
When you visit Brittany you will not only be inspired by its impressive coastline and its picturesque medieval towns but you will discover the various flavours this regions offers by tasting its famously delicious cuisine. Groups will learn about the varied Breton cuisine, such as crepes and galettes, visit the oyster beds in Cancale and a cider farm in Pleudihen-sur Rance. With such a great combination of excursions and experiences, students visiting Brittany will be spoilt for choice.
Food Related Visits
- Pleudihen-sur-Rance - Cider Farm.
- Oyster beds - Cancale.
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Curriculum Focus
- Learn about and practise a range of practical food skills/methods/processes to produce quality outcomes
- Learn about the impact and effect of using a range of different equipment to produce food items of quality and consistency
- Explore how quality control checks are used to produce consistent food products on a commercial scale
Student Outcomes
- Develop an awareness of current commercial/industrial processes of food production Learn about methods of food processing and preservation Witness and consider health, safety and quality control in all its aspects Discover the importance of packaging within the food industry
- Produce high-quality dishes that are accurately assembled and well finished to produce a high-quality product overall
- Learn about technological development, cultural and economic issues within the food industry Experience the impact of ICT within the food industry
