Primary 5 and Primary 7 came together today to learn from Mr Rose, a chef from the Scottish Parliament. He showed us how to prepare a range of fresh fruit then gave us delicious fruit kebabs to try with yoghurt, raspberry coulis or granola he had specially made for us earlier. Then he used more raspberries, bananas, honey and milk blended together into a tasty smoothie for us. These are awesome ways to eat more fruit !
We then got to see a range of the Scottish produce that is served at the Scottish Parliament. The catering team there use Scottish ingredients as much as possible to show off Scottish food to the MSPs and visitors. They also reduce the distance food has to travel and the pollution this would cause. They make sure to use sustainable ingredients – this means that the way the food is grown, made or caught is carefully thought about so we don’t run out.
We saw honey, oil, chicken, lamb, beef, cheese, chutney and salmon, then we got to taste smoked venison! Then for a grande finale Chef showed us different seafood from Scottish waters including rainbow trout, seabass, plaice and cockles.
It was an excellent presentation and Chef inspired us to try new tastes which we loved! Some of us are even thinking about the world of hospitality for our future careers.
A big thank you to Chef for his hard work, and to the suppliers who generous donated the samples for us to try.
