Students use their senses to discover the wonderful world of herbs and spices!
See-Think-Wonder
Students had to try and guess the substance. It was actually crushed pandan leaves but some thought it was grass!
Your Nose Knows
Students tried to differentiate the aromas of both natural and artificial pandan leaves. Which one smells better?
Don't stop be-Leafing!
Students tried guessing the names of these herbs and how its used in the different cuisines. Of course, they also had a chance to chew on it!
Masalah Teh Tarik!
They had fun trying to be a teh-tarik man for a day! Spices can also be used to make drinks to add flavour and fragrance. In this case, the masala tea was a refreshing choice of drink during this lesson!
Here, students are observing the different size and shapes of the herbs and drawing it out.
Spices such as cloves, cinnamon, star anise are commonly used in Asian cooking. Can you name some dishes that uses these spices?
Think-Pair-Share
Traditionally, local cakes scuh as seri kaya and pandan chiffon cake uses natural pandan extract. Do you know how the juice is extracted from the leaves?