Volume 30 Issue 22 30 Jul 2021 21 Av 5781

Delicious

Hilary De Joux – Co-ordinator of French

What a delicious way to learn!

There is nothing quite like a crêpe to get you through remote learning. Last week, Years 8-11 French students created two delicious French dishes at home. C’est délicieux! The students had fun and our families were the lucky winners on taste tests. Bravo to you all!

Year 8 students discovered some of the history around crêpes and how they came about and learned some new food vocabulary. Crêpes originate from a northwest region of modern France called Brittany. Back then, crêpes were more often used as an everyday bread. Legend has it that a housewife in Brittany accidentally spilled some thin porridge on a hot flat stove and through this mistake came the discovery of how good a thin crispy pancake tasted. Whether this legend is true or not, we do know that crêpe recipes have been recorded as early as the 14th century!

Year 8 Students learned how to describe their favourite flavours and fillings. We then studied the French recipe and participated in an online Zoom session to make these delicious treats for ourselves. We also discovered the secrets to filling and rolling this traditional French dish in two classic sweet and savoury ways. Fantastic effort by these students with stunning presentations! 

For Years 10 and 1 students, their gourmet discovery was all about the traditional potato dish Gratin Dauphinois. Said to have originated as early as 1788, this delicious and deceptively simple dish was a winner with our families and well done to you all for attempting this cooking challenge, a brilliant effort well worth all your hard work and patience. 

With so many classic dishes the only question left is… what shall we cook next?

Bon appétit!