Each of you will be assigned a different spice/herb and will find information about your spice.* But first, let's learn a little about some different spices:
1. Watch Facts about Herbs and Herbs from A to Z from the following link from Food 2 How 2: Think about what you learned about some of the different herbs and spices discussed.
2. Now it's your turn. Research the spice your instructor gave you. You may use the Spice Advice link you used on the prior assignment, or you may choose to google your spice and find out even more, or both. Your text book also has some basic information. Here are some other web sites that may be useful:
Spice sites
http://homecooking.about.com/od/spices/Spice_Recipes_and_Cooking_Information.htm
http://www.kusumspices.com/Origin.htmlhttp://www.mccormick
http://www.theepicentre.com/index.html.com/Spices101/SpiceFieldReports.asp
http://www.netcooks.com/links.html
*You will need to find:
Assignment: Once you are done, you will prepare an powerpoint slide that shares the information you found. Be sure to include the name of your spice in large letters as well as a picture of your spice/plant it comes from.
1. Watch Facts about Herbs and Herbs from A to Z from the following link from Food 2 How 2: Think about what you learned about some of the different herbs and spices discussed.
2. Now it's your turn. Research the spice your instructor gave you. You may use the Spice Advice link you used on the prior assignment, or you may choose to google your spice and find out even more, or both. Your text book also has some basic information. Here are some other web sites that may be useful:
Spice sites
http://homecooking.about.com/od/spices/Spice_Recipes_and_Cooking_Information.htm
http://www.kusumspices.com/Origin.htmlhttp://www.mccormick
http://www.theepicentre.com/index.html.com/Spices101/SpiceFieldReports.asp
http://www.netcooks.com/links.html
*You will need to find:
- Part(s) of the world you can find it, where it grows
- How it is used (whole, ground, what part of the plant)
- Culinary Uses
- "Other" uses (medicinal, etc.)
- Interesting facts
- Flavor description
- 2 or 3 recipes that use your spice/herb and the origin (Use this Link and type your spice in---it will give you recipes with your spice AND rice)
Assignment: Once you are done, you will prepare an powerpoint slide that shares the information you found. Be sure to include the name of your spice in large letters as well as a picture of your spice/plant it comes from.