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FOOD PREPARATION
AND NUTRITION
J309
For first teaching in 2016

NEA – Food
Preparation:
Exemplar 2
Version 1

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Contents
Introduction 3

Task 2 – Food Preparation Task 4

Introduction 4

Reason for selection 5

Photographic Journal 17

Analysis and evaluation 18

Justification of choice 19

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Introduction
This work has been produced by Subject Advisors and
Food teachers. The Principal Moderator and Chair of
examiners have reviewed the exemplar.

As we currently do not have any access to standardised

candidate work, this candidate style exemplar offers
teachers an insight and guidance for completing the NEA:
Task 2 Food Preparation.

The Commentary reflects the application of the making

criteria. The exemplar indicates a high level of response.

Please note that this resource is provided for advice and

guidance only and does not in any way constitute an
indication of an endorsed approach to creating an NEA
task.

This resource can be used in conjunction with the

Student Guide, which can be found on the GCSE (9–1)
Food Preparation and Nutrition web page.

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Task 2 - Food Preparation Task

We live in a multi-cultural society where we have a wide range of food choices.

Your local area is holding a street food/music festival.
Plan, prepare, cook and present three dishes that could be served at the street food /music festival.
Analyse and evaluate your work.

Introduction
Examiner commentary

Consideration of the Task – candidate has considered lifestyle, life stage, dietary group and culinary traditions
and investigated the influence of these in relation to the task.

Meets the top mark band of the marking criteria.

Street food is becoming an interesting part of our food culture. From my research I have found that at many street and music
festivals it is possible to eat foods from around the world. You can buy food that represents all the different cultures in Britain.

Music festivals and street festivals are a popular venue for teenagers and young adults to attend. Although many different types of
people do go to these places I am going to focus on the lifestyle and dietary needs of this group of people. From my experience of
going to music concerts and festivals, I have knowledge which will help me with this task.

Street food can be defined as tasty, ready to eat food and drink that can be sold on the street, it can be sold from stalls, carts and
trucks. It is usually finger or bowl, fast food. People like to buy street food at food and music festivals to experience different ethnic
cuisines and for flavour.

I used the internet to research the type of food that is served at a street festival. I did visit Camden market and Greenwich market in
London where they hold street food markets. I have included some photos that I took.

Researching cuisines around the world

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Reason for selection

I will consider the following reasons for my choice in detail:

• choice of dishes relating to the task

• identification of skills and techniques

• sensory/nutritional choice

• costs

• food provenance and seasonality

Choices of dishes relating to task

From my research I have decided to take these images and ideas further and create a table clearly showing reasons why I will consider
them as suitable options for my assessment. I will consider lifestyle of teenagers and young people that go to these festivals. I will also
list the skills and techniques I will be using, sensory and nutritional choice, the cost of the ingredients, where they come from and
seasonality. I will only consider dishes which would be suitable for a street/music festival and can be eaten while on the move.

Reasons for Choice

Key ingredients for Reasons for Choice
Dish Culture Advantage
culture Disadvantage
Skills and techniques
Beef tacos Mexican Chilli, Pinto beans, High skills level to make taco Very sloppy texture. Could fall
Tabasco, dough from scratch. Claw out of taco when moving.
Maize flour grip, slice, prevent cross
contamination, simmering,
infusion, finishing.

Mini Fritto Misto Italian Seafood, olive oil, Looks great when served Expensive ingredients. Many
garlic in the cones. Deep frying, teenagers or young people
coating, prevent cross may not like seafood. Some
contamination, garnish. people are allergic to seafood.

Samosa Indian Tumeric, garam Easy to eat while being on Quite dangerous to use a
masala, chillies, gram the move. Can be served deep fat fryer.
flour easily. Bridge hold, peel, slice
into even pieces, infusion,
combine, knead, baking,
garnish.

Steamed Pork Buns With Cantonese Soy sauce, rice Easy to hold and eat. Lots of Target market may not like
Leek And Aubergine wine, sesame oil, people like Asian food. Bridge the filling.
dumpling flour hold, peel, slice into even
pieces, dough formation,
steaming, infusion, garnish.

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Reasons for Choice

Key ingredients for Reasons for Choice
Dish Culture Advantage
culture Disadvantage
Skills and techniques
Barbecue Pork Burger American Pork, BBQ sauce, Teenagers and young people Too easy to make for me.
flour, vegetable oil love to eat burgers. They Need a more challenging
would be easy to make and dish.
serve. Gluten formation,
proving, kneading, marinate,
roasting.

Chicken Katsu Recipe Japanese Panko crumbs, soy Many people like to eat Easy recipe. Not high enough
sauce, edame pea, chicken products. Coating, in skill level.
noodles prevent cross contamination,
infusion, portion chicken,
boiling.

Chow Mein Chinese Noodles, sesame oil, Asian food is popular. Easy to High in fat if fried. Low
soy sauce, rice wine eat and serve. Prevent cross skill level depending on
contamination, infusion, ingredients used.
portion chicken, boiling.

Harissa Falafel Burgers Syrian Chick peas, harissa This is a good vegetarian Sometimes falafel is quite dry.
paste, pitta bread option. Many people may not like the
Bridge hold, slice, dough texture.
making, baking, taste and
season, shape, blend.

Chorizo, Potato And Thyme Mexican Corn flour, Mexican flavours are a Open food structure. Could
Quesadillas avocadoes, chilli, popular street food choice. spill out when moving.
coriander

Lamb kebab Greek Flat bread, yoghurt, Popular take away and street Would need other ingredients
cucumber, olive oil, food for all ages. Easy to get for high skill band.
lamb ingredients.

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Reasons for Choice

Key ingredients for Reasons for Choice
Dish Culture Advantage
culture Disadvantage
Skills and techniques
Cornish Pasty British Flour, butter, High level skill. Popular Outcome photographs might
potatoes, root choice. Easy to hold. not look as good as other
vegetables Complete meal; carbohydrate, dishes.
meat and vegetables.

From these dishes I have decided to make Lamb souvlakia (kebabs), vegetable samosas with mango chutney and chicken chow
mein. It is important to choose dishes from different cultures as this is relevant to the task title. I have also considered my target
group and I feel that they are popular dishes which are suitable for young adults and teenagers. All of these dishes would be classed
as street food and could be served as a take away option.

Identification of skills and techniques

Examiner commentary

Justification of skills and techniques - the candidate has identified a wide range of complex and demanding
skills and techniques for each chosen complete dish.

Meets the top band of the marking criteria.

I am going to demonstrate a wide variety of high level skills, techniques and cooking methods. I am confident that I can carry out
these skills to a high level. If I made these dishes on their own I do not think they would show the variety and level of demand, which
is what I am aiming for so I am going to look at accompaniments which would be suitable for these products. This would make the
dish into a complete dish and increase the level of skill required.

My final choice of dishes here is a list of the key ingredients which I have used from the culture or cuisine of the dishes I have chosen.

Dish Key ingredients and cuisine Skills & techniques demonstrated Skill Level Cooking method
Lamb souvlakia Greek. Lamb: knife skills, de – bone, slice and dice, High Baking, frying, griddle
Strong flour, yoghurt, tenderise and marinate, seasoning and
Pitta bread cucumber, olive oil, lamb, infusion of herbs. Testing that the lamb is
tomatoes, cucumber, olive oil, cooked and ready, using a food temperature
Tomato, cucumber lemon juice, mint. probe
and onion salad Pitta bread: gluten formation, proving,
kneading.
Salad: chopping salad, weigh and measure,
presenting and food styling
Vegetable samosa Indian. Vegetables: slice, dice and cut into even High Baking, boiling,
Gram flour, cumin, turmeric, size pieces. Wrapping, mixing, accurate
Mango chutney garam masala, mango. measurements, shaping, rolling, gluten
formation, relaxing, taste and seasoning,
infusion of spices.
Mango: peeling, slicing and dicing the
mango. Reducing a sauce
Chicken chow mein Chinese. Vegetables: slice, dice and cut into even Med Stir frying, boiling and
Noodles, soy sauce, sesame size pieces. Testing when chicken is cooked, simmering.
oil, rice. garnishing.

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Sensory Choice

Examiner commentary

Justification sensory choice – the candidate has considered, understood and justified the importance of sensory
choice in relation to dishes chosen for the task.

Meets the top band of the marking criteria.

I am going to consider sensory choice; each dish will need to have the correct sensory aspect (organoleptic properties) for each of
the dishes chosen. I need to consider the appeal and tastes of my target group -teenagers and young people when selecting my
dishes. I plan to carry out some sensory evaluation. I will set up a taste panel of 4 tasters who are teenagers. I will ask them to rate
the dishes when they have been prepared, cooked and served. This will help me identify the overall success of my practical work.
I will also ask my tasters to make any suggestions to improvements to the organoleptic properties of the dish and the appearance
(aesthetics of the dish). I am going to produce 3 separate sensory charts which I am going to complete once all three dishes have
been evaluated. I will think about sight, smell, texture and umami and sound when making suitable attribute choices for the charts.
Here is an example of my taste chart:

Please rate this dish on your organoleptic responses. 5 is the highest score, while 1 is the lowest.

Dish Sensory attributes

Lamb Souvlakia Aromatic, soft pitta, umami, colourful, well-cooked meat, easy to hold, texture balance.

Tomato, red onion and cucumber salad

Vegetable samosas Aroma, crispy, golden brown, umami, variety of ingredients, intensity of spices, easy to hold, sweet
chutney.
Mango chutney
Chicken chow mein Fragrant, well cooked noodles, tender chicken, umami, well-seasoned, easy to hold, colourful, soft rice.
Sense Attribute Taster 1 Taster 2 Taster 3 Taster 4
Sight Appearance
Smell Spice aroma
Touch Well cooked
Mouth Feel Soft
Umami Savoury taste
Sound Crunchy

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Nutritional Choice
Examiner commentary

Justification – Nutritional choice – the candidate has considered, understood and justified the importance of
nutritional choice in relation to dishes chosen for the task.
Meets the top band of the marking criteria.

It is important to understand the nutritional profile of the dishes you eat as this can affect what your body needs and your health. I
have analysed the nutritional value of the dishes I have chosen using the Explore Food programme. I have looked at this in relation
to the group of people that might be choosing these dishes; teenagers or young people.

Nutritional analysis Lamb souvlakia in pitta bread

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Analysing this nutritional data I can see that there are 1475 kcal of energy per serving. This is over half the RDA for young women
16 - 24. It is also very high in saturated fats 29 g per serving which if eaten often, can lead to health conditions such as CHD and
diabetes. It also contains a medium level of salt. The maximum amount of salt that should be eaten a day is 6 grams.

I am surprised that it contains only one portion of vegetables. This is quite low if eaten as your main meal of the day or lunch. A
person would need to consider where they would eat the other 4 portions throughout the day.

The kebab does give 99% of your protein requirement which could be a good thing for growing teenagers or young adults who
often eat street food or go to music festivals.

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Nutritional analysis Vegetable Samosa and mango chutney

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I am pleased that this dish is lower in saturated fat than the kebabs. This is because I have chosen to bake the samosas rather than
deep fry them. I have also used vegetable oils to fry the vegetables which are lower in saturated fat.

I think that the reason the sugar content is so high is due to the mango chutney. High amounts of sugar can lead to tooth decay in
young people, so sweet accompaniments such as a mango chutney should be eaten in moderation.

At 268 kilo calories per serving, you would be able to eat more than one, which would be more of an appropriate portion size to
serve from a food stall.

Eating one of these samosas does not contribute towards the Government’s 5 a day plan, even though the dish contains peas and
mangoes, there are not enough to meet the recommended 80g serving size.

Nutritional analysis chicken chow mein

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I can see quite clearly that this dish contains a high amount of saturated fat. Again, I think that it is quite obvious from all of the
nutritional analysis that street food contains high amounts of saturated fats and should be eaten in moderation.

There is also a high amount of salt in this dish, when combined with the high saturated fat content, could lead to CHD. If you did not
use so much oil in this dish I believe it would significantly lower the fat content.

I am surprised that there is only 12% of your RDA of carbohydrate. I would have thought that because rice and noodles are the main
aspect of this dish it would have been higher. The Eatwell Guide recommends that at every meal one third of the portion is a starchy
food. This would be suitable for a music festival as you would need energy for dancing and walking around the site.

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Costs
Examiner commentary

Justification – Choice based on cost – the candidate has considered, understood and justified the importance of
cost in relation to dishes chosen for the task.

Meets the top band of the marking criteria.

From completing this research I have found out that the annual revenue from street food in the UK is over £600 million a year. This
means that it is important to calculate costs and take into account cost for the selection of these dishes. From the practical plans
below you can see that I have calculated a possible selling price based on my calculation of the cost of the ingredients that I will be
using. This would be important when making food for a street festival as the vendor would need to make a small profit as the food is
being sold for business.

Also, all of the ingredients listed below are easily found and bought in many local shops, supermarkets and independent cultural
shops. The spices can be kept for many months which makes them suitable to purchase from a storage perspective. Despite being
able to buy most food products from around the world at any time, many of the vegetables I have chosen will be in season. This
will ensure freshness, good nutritional value and keep prices low. I am also hoping that this will reduce the carbon emissions from
transporting the products around the world.

Practical plan: Greek Souvlakia and tomato, red onion and cucumber salad – serves 2
Ingredients Cost Equipment
Lamb souvlakia Mixing bowls
400g lamb shoulder 2.00 Flour shaker
100ml olive oil 1p Chef’s knife
100ml red wine vinegar 25p Palette knife
2tsps dried oregano 35p Garlic press
Zest and juice of one lemon 30p Lemon squeezer
2 cloves of garlic crushed 10p Red and green chopping board
28p Scales
Pitta 24p Tea spoon
250g strong white flour 12p Measuring jug
7g sachet of fast activating yeast 11p Small grater
10g nigella seeds or black onion seeds 11p Kebab skewers (soaked in water overnight)
1/2 tsp salt 20p Service
150 ml warm water 1p
2 tsp olive oil, plus extra for kneading
Tomato, red onion and cucumber salad 9p Service equipment
2 large vine tomatoes 10p Baking parchment cone to hold the kebab and salad
1/4 red onion 32p
1/4 cucumber 1p
Juice ½ lemon 1p
Seasoning 1p

Total Cost: £4.48/ 2 = £2.24 per portion

RRP £8.00

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Practical plan - Vegetable samosa and mango chutney – serves 8

Ingredients Cost Equipment
Samosa vegetable filling Mixing and serving bowls
1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2p Measuring jug
½ teaspoon mustard seeds 7p Sharp Chef’s knives
½ teaspoon cumin seeds 24p Green chopping board
½ teaspoon minced ginger 10p Scales
1 medium onion, chopped 5p Tea spoon
1 potato – par boiled and coarsely mashed 25p Table spoon
70g peas - Boiled 20p Small grater
½ teaspoon salt 1p Saucepan
½ teaspoon turmeric 11p Baking tray
½ teaspoon garam masala 11p Griddle pan
½ teaspoon green chillies, minced (optional) 5p Peeler
1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves 25p
Dough 18p Service equipment
250g all-purpose flour 25p Plastic tray with napkin, small polystyrene bowl for the
60g yogurt 6p chutney
60ml vegetable oil 1p
Pinch salt N/A
Mango chutney 1.00
250g diced mango 3p
50g diced onion 6p
20g raisins 7p
30g light brown sugar, packed 14p
3 tablespoons white vinegar 60p
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger 48p
1 teaspoon ground cumin 24p
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 10p
½ teaspoon celery salt 45p
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint 30p
Zest of 1 orange

Total Cost: £5.44 / 8 = 68p per portion

RRP £5

Practical plan Chicken chow Mein – serves 4

Ingredients Cost Equipment
Chicken chow mein Mixing and bowls
225g dried or fresh egg noodles 1.00 Sharp Chefs knives
1 tbsp sesame oil, plus 1 tsp 70p Red and green chopping board
100g boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into fine shreds 1.20 Scales
2½ tbsp groundnut oil Tea spoon
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 40p Table spoon
50g mangetout, finely shredded 30p Saucepans
2 tsp light soy sauce 35p Wok
2 tsp dark soy sauce 10p Chop sticks
½ tsp freshly ground white pepper 10p
½ tsp golden caster sugar 1p Service equipment
2 spring onions, finely chopped 2p Plastic bowl and bamboo chopsticks
For the marinade 10p
2 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil 10p
½ tsp freshly ground white pepper 10p
1p

Total Cost: £4.49 / 4 = £1.12 per portion

RRP £7.00

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Food provenance and seasonality

Examiner commentary

Justification – Choice based on food provenance and seasonality – the candidate has considered, understood
and justified the importance of food provenance and seasonality in relation to dishes chosen for the task.

Meets the top band of the marking criteria.

For my last consideration I will be looking at food provenance and seasonality. How and where can I get my ingredients.

Food provenance Seasonality

Lamb souvlakia Good for spring time street stalls. Lamb will be fresher and cheaper to
Easy to buy all ingredients at my local supermarket. buy.
Olive oil is imported from Greece and Italy.
Organic lamb is available, but this is a cost consideration.
Fresh vegetables, contribute to 5 a day and can be bought from local
farm (I live in Kent).
The salad vegetables I used, tomato and cucumber came from Thanet
farms in Kent. The salad crops are grown hydroponically in high tech
green houses. This is large scale production, the roots of the plant are
placed in a grow bag. A dipper provides them with a mix of water
and plant food the amount varies on the variety, time of day and light
levels. It is controlled by a computer
Vegetable samosa and mango chutney Can be frozen and sold at different times of the year. Peas are frozen
Gram flour and spices are available at my local supermarket or very quickly from picking so they will be a good product to add.
specialist Indian shops. Seasonal potatoes can be used, old and new.
Mangoes are often flown in from countries such as Costa Rica and Tinned or frozen mango could be used if fresh is not in season
travel lots of air miles.
Chicken chow mein Vegetables added can be changed depending on what is in season.
Free range chickens available in my local supermarket. Noodles, sauces Soy sauce can be kept for a long time, so does not depend on time of
and spices all easy to purchase from our local Chinese supermarket. year.

From this list I have decided to make the following dishes:

• Lamb kebab (Souvlakia) with pitta bread, tomato, red onion and cucumber salad.

• Vegetable samosas with mango chutney.

• Chicken chow mein.

I need to make sure that when I present these dishes, they are kept in the style of the theme – in my opinion I think this would mean
that they have to be held in the hand and eaten while walking, sitting or even dancing. I am going to serve all of my products in
recycled or recyclable packaging as it is important to me that this is considered when purchasing food products. I do not like the first
image as it is served in polystyrene. I will look into cardboard packaging instead. The third image shows a skewer being used. I will
serve mine without a fork or spoon as you can use the pitta bread to pick up the ingredients inside. This is a traditional way to eat
food in many cultures.

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Time plan - Three hours – 9am - 12 am

Examiner commentary

Time plan – The candidate has presented a comprehensive time plan which shows sequencing/dovetailing with
excellent referencing to chosen skills, techniques and equipment. The plan highlights and identifies food safety
and quality points.

Meets the top band of the marking criteria.

Greek - Lamb souvlakia, Indian - Vegetable samosa and mango chutney, Chinese - Chicken Chow Mein

Preparation- preparation of self and work area

Time Order of work Food safety points Quality points

Mins
5 Personal preparation Use hot water and anti-bacterial
(9.00) Remove all jewellery soap.
Tie back hair
Put on a clean apron Use an anti-bacterial spray and a
Wash hands clean cloth
Organisation of work area Place high risks foods in the fridge
Sanitise work area. at 5 oC
To remove any soil or bacteria
Select and collect tools and equipment
Weigh and measure all ingredients and place on three Use digital scales for accuracy
white trays

Wash vegetables and drain.

Pre- heat oven to 200 oC

Prepare table for serving
10 Lamb Souvlakia skewers Use red chopping board for
(9.05) Prepare the meat for the lamb souvlakia. cutting raw meat to prevent cross Use the correct boning knife
De-bone the lamb and cut lamb into even sized cubes contamination. Take photo of high level skill
(3cm)
Cover and store lamb and
Make up the marinade for the lamb souvlakia. marinade on bottom shelf of
Zest and juice a lemon. fridge at 5 oC
to avoid cross contamination
Place the lamb into a large bowl or strong food bag. Add Marinate for at least an hour to
the olive oil, wine vinegar, oregano, lemon zest and juice, Wash all equipment help tenderise the muscle tissue
garlic and black pepper.

Mix together so that the lamb is completely coated, chill

and marinate for at least 1 hour
10 Make the pitta bread Clean surfaces with anti-bacterial Take photo of high level
(9.15) Sieve 250g of strong plain flour into a bowl and add a spray and hot soapy water. skill, dough making (gluten
pinch of salt. formation)
In a measuring jug, place 7g (sachet) of fast activating Ensure water is tepid – 37 oC –
yeast and add 1 tsp of sugar. Add 150 ml of warm water 50 oC
to the yeast and leave to ferment. You may not need all the water.
Add one tablespoon of olive oil to the flour. Dough needs to be slightly tacky.
Gradually mix in with a palette knife /fingers, continue Leave for 10 minutes for the yeast
adding the warm yeast liquid until the dough is slightly to ferment (bubble)
tacky.
5 Knead the dough for 10 minutes on a lightly floured table Wash up and wipe and sanitise
(9.25) to develop the gluten in the dough. table
Place in a lightly oiled mixing bowl, cover with cling film
and leave in a warm place to double in size.

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Time Order of work Food safety points Quality points

Mins
5 Make the Samosa dough
(9.30) In a large bowl, combine the flour, yogurt, oil and salt.
Bring the ingredients together until a dough forms.
Knead until it has softened. Rest for 15 minutes. Cool then chill in fridge at 5*C.
Chutney.
5 Peel and chop the mango, into even size pieces. Use green chopping board and
(9.35) Peel and dice the onion. bridge hold when chopping. Use
Peel and finely grate the ginger (reserve half the ginger vegetables knife to de-seed.
for the samosas) Stir regularly to stop chutney
10 Combine all ingredients, brown sugar, white wine vinegar, sticking and burning on the
(9.40) grated ginger, raisins and orange zest, and the spices in a bottom
saucepan and simmer until onions are tender, and liquid
has evaporated.
5 Remove from heat, stir in mint. Leave to cool. Clean equipment, wipe and
(9.50) sanitise surfaces.
Boil water in a saucepan for the potatoes.
10 Micro- wave frozen peas for 2 minutes. Chop potatoes on a green board,
(9.55) Wash, peel and chop potatoes evenly. use bridge hold Par- boil for 10 mins and drain
Par- boil, place in boiling water.
10 Pitta bread
(10.05) When the dough has doubled in size, tip it out onto a Only make 2 for this task. Take
work surface dusted with flour. remaining dough home.
Knock the dough back by folding it inwards over and over Only use 4 pieces of the dough.
again until all the air is knocked out. Take the other pieces home.
Split the dough into 4-6 equally sized balls. Roll each ball Place on lightly floured plate.
into an oval shape 3-5mm thick.
Remove the hot tray from the oven, dust with flour and Clean equipment and wipe down
place the pitta breads on it. surfaces
Bake for 5 -10 minutes 200C, or until they just start to
colour.
10 Samosa Filling
(10.15) Chop boiled potatoes. Chop potatoes on a green board
In a saucepan/wok add a tablespoon of oil. When the oil Leave to cool
is starting to sizzle add in the mustard seeds, cumin seeds
and ginger. When the seeds splutter, add the onions and
sauté until soft and translucent. When the onions are
cooked add in salt, turmeric and garam masala and chilli.
Sauté briefly for half a minute.
Add in the boiled potatoes and peas and mix well.
When cool add the chopped coriander
Samosa. Roll the dough into a short cylinder, and divide
10 in four pieces.
(10.25) Roll each piece into a ball. Use oven gloves and get wire rack
Flatten the balls into discs then, on a floured surface, roll ready
them into 3mm thick, and 18 cm wide circles.
5 Cut in half to form 2 semi -circles.
(10.35)
Place one tbsp of the cooled samosa filling in the centre
of a semi -circle.
Brush water along the edges of the semi-circle.
Arrange the samosas so the flat side is facing away from
you.
Take the right corner and fold it over the dough in a Remove pitta bread from the oven
15 triangle, so that this corner lands on the bottom left side at 10.45 and cover with a clean
(10.50) of the filling. Do the same with the other corner. Squeeze cloth until they are cool.
dough shut, and fold over, sealing with water. Repeat
with remaining dough and filling. Arrange the 4 samosas
5 on a lightly greased baking sheet.
(10.55) Bake for 15 minutes.

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Time Order of work Food safety points Quality points

Mins
5 Chow mein
(11.00) Cut the chicken into even sized pieces or shreds. combine Use red chopping board and
the chicken with all the marinade ingredients and ½ tsp bridge hold when chopping the Take photo of high level skill,
salt, mix well and then leave to marinate for about 10 chicken into shreds marinating, grilling, handling
mins. Place in a sealed container on the and preparing high risk food.
bottom shelf of fridge at 5oC. Take care of hot water when
5 Cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water for 3-5 draining.
(11.05) mins, then put them in cold water. Drain thoroughly, toss Wipe the wok clean.
them with 1 tbsp of sesame oil and set aside.
5 Samosas
(11.10) Brush samosas with oil. Place in the oven
Turn heat down to 190oC and bake for 10 -15 minutes.
5 Kebab Check the temperature of the
(11.15) Brush each kebab with a little oil and grill under a lamb with a food temperature
medium heat or griddle for 4-5 minutes on each side, or probe :75 oC for 2 mins
until cooked through.
5 Chow mein
(11.20) Peel and chop garlic. Wash and and finely chop spring Place in container and keep warm
onion. in oven at 80oC
Wash mange tout and shred.
5 Tomato, red onion & cucumber salad
(11.25) Roughly chop 2 large vine tomatoes, finely slice 1/4 red Chill salad at 5oC in the fridge.
onion, then peel, deseed and thickly slice 1/4 cucumber. Cover the salad
Toss everything together in a large bowl, then squeeze
over juice ½ lemon and some seasoning just before
serving.
Chill in the fridge.
5 Chow mein Check the temperature of the Serve with lime wedges in take
(11.30) Heat a wok over a high heat. Add 1 tbsp of the groundnut chicken. Should be 75oC for 2 away container.
oil and, when it is very hot and slightly smoking, add the minutes
chicken shreds. Stir-fry for about 2 mins and then transfer
to a plate.
5 Samosas
(11.35) Turn oven down to 80oC. Cover samosas in tin foil to keep
warm
5 Chow mein
(11.40) Reheat the wok until it is very hot, add the remaining
groundnut oil. When the oil is slightly smoking, add the Dress outcomes with chopsticks.
garlic and stir-fry for 10 secs. Then add the mangetout
and stir-fry for about 1 min.
Add the noodles, soy sauces, rice wine, pepper, sugar,
spring onions and 1 tsp salt. Stir-fry for 2 mins.
Return the chicken and any juices to the noodle mixture.
Stir-fry for about 3-4 mins or until the chicken is cooked.
Add 1 tsp sesame oil and give the mixture a few final stirs.
15 Prepare all dishes for serving:
(11.45) Lamb souvlakia Clean all tools equipment and Take care to serve the correct
Assemble lamb slouvaki in pitta bread and place next to work surfaces. portion size for each dish.
accompaniments.
Samosas Check that service equipment is
Arrange samosas with mango chutney in take away clean
container.
Chow mein Wipe down and sanitise tables Take photographic evidence of all
Finish Place in a take away bowl, garnish with spring onion. three outcomes together.
12.00 Style and present food to a good standard of finish

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Photographic Journal
Organisation of work

Outcomes of dishes

Two highest skills demonstrated

Marinating Making dough

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Analysis and evaluation

Examiner commentary

Analysis and evaluation – candidate has demonstrated excellent sensory analysis and evaluation of the finished
dishes relating to organoleptic properties, sight, smell, touch, mouth feel, umami, sound. The evidence is
presented using tasting charts, star profiles and commentary. Reasoned judgements using evidence have been
made of the overall task. The candidate has made comprehensive suggestions for improvements and changes.

Meets the top band of the marking criteria.

I am going to evaluate the suitability of my choice of street food dishes for the task. The task was to make multicultural street food
for a music festival. My target group was teenagers and young people.

I have enjoyed completing this task as I feel that it is relevant to my age group and the age group that I have chosen. I was able to
start researching an appropriate range of foods from the beginning. I like going to street and music festivals. I feel that a strength of
my work was the planning which was detailed and showed some very good reasons for selecting the dishes I have chosen.

The task title states that ‘We live in a multi-cultural society’. For this reason I made sure that I chose three dishes from three different
cultures. I have used a visual mind map to start my thinking and start researching suitable cultures. From here I have looked in
more detail at the key ingredients, cooking methods and food culture of each country and made decisions based on thorough and
competent research techniques. I have visited street food festivals and stalls to get some good ideas about dishes and presentations.

Evidence of sensory testing

These are the results of my sensory analysis, which show the results of my outcomes relating to the organoleptic properties:

The kebab dish was rated as 4/5 for aroma and 4/5 for portion size. In
order for this to be more accurate I should have asked my tasters for
additional comments. All other organoleptic properties were rated as
5/5.

The outcomes for this dish were perfect. The top attribute should read
‘softness of noodles’.

All senses were addressed and I feel that the chicken chow mein has
been successful in all the organoleptic properties stated

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The aroma was rated as 4/5 as well as portion size again for this dish.
Perhaps as I do not eat big portions of food, my serving size needs
to increase to meet the average person. There are many spices for
this dish and I am surprised at the aroma feedback. If they were cut
open to allow the aroma to penetrate before testing, that would have
improved my results.

As I have stated in the sensory analysis, I need to improve on the aroma scores. I would cut one of the samosas open before the
testing began to allow the aroma to come out. My portion sizes could have been thoroughly researched at the beginning of the task
and I would definitely do this for future tasks.

Justification of choice
Chicken chow mein
For the chicken chow mein I used Chinese ingredients which made the dish as authentic as possible in terms of taste. I cooked the
dish in a wok and stir fried the ingredients in some vegetable oil and a touch of sesame oil which is a traditional way of Chinese
cooking. To make it look more appealing I garnished the bowl of chow mein with a spring onion brush, which is a typical style of
Chinese garnish. If I had time I would serve the chow mein with some traditional steamed green vegetables such as Pakchoi. I would
steam them in a bamboo steamer. I think this would improve the look and the nutritional value of the dish. To improve the level of
skill of the dish I could have considered making some egg fried to serve with the chow mein.

Lamb souvlakia
For the Lamb slouvaki I used traditional Greek ingredients. I chose not to use organic lamb because it was much more expensive,
but the benefits of choosing organic lamb would mean higher levels of animal welfare and the farming of the lambs in this way
would be better for the environment. I did marinate the lamb in oil, lemon juice and herbs, this helped make the meat more tender
by softening the muscle fibres. If I had more time I would have liked to serve this with a traditional tzatziki, this would also improve
the skill level of the dish. It is a moist sauce that you can serve with the lamb souvlakia. It would have also increased my level of skill
and improved the overall taste and texture of the dish. I found the de-boning of the lamb quite difficult in the exam I think this could
have been improved if I had practised this skill.

I could also improve the nutritional profile of the dish by choosing vegetables instead of lamb, this would help meet one of the
Eatwell guidelines of eating 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

Samosas and mango chutney

The samosas are a very popular Indian snack street food. I was very pleased with the outcome of these. The taste, shape and colour
of the samosas were excellent. They are also a popular vegetarian option. I was surprised at how successful the mango chutney was
and what a delicious flavour it had. The samosa pastry was very crisp and golden and not too greasy. Traditionally samosas are deep
fried, but I think that baking them is a healthier method of cooking. I practised the filling and folding of the samosas and you can see
from the photo they were an even shape and the filling had not escaped. The filling was very spicy but not too hot.

I wanted my choice of street food dishes to show a range of skills and techniques so that I could demonstrate and produce some
high level skill dishes. I have achieved this by using knife skills to de – bone lamb, marinate meat, making a dough- gluten formation,
making a samosa pastry, use of the claw and bridge hold when chopping vegetables. I also made a reduced sauce – mango
chutney. I used a range of cooking methods such as boiling, grilling and baking and Chinese stir fry. As identified at the beginning
of the task, I feel that I have confidently demonstrated all of these. This can also be seen from my photographic journal.

I have also looked at provenance when choosing my dishes and I have chosen local and seasonal food as far as possible. The
vegetables I used for the samosa and salad were in season. I was aware that some multicultural foods are flown to the UK.

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I planned my work very carefully. The biggest challenge I faced in this task was dovetailing the time plans. By colour coding the three
dishes, it helped me to identify which step was next during the controlled cooking assessment. It worked very well and the food
safety and quality points that I put down made sure that each dish was prepared safely and that I was organised and in control and
on time in the three hours that we had to cook.

The dishes were very well and appropriately presented. I garnished each dish in the style of the culture. My chow mein was
garnished with a spring onion brush. The samosas were garnished with chopped coriander and the lamb and tomato and onion
salad were arranged in the pitta bread to look attractive and appealing and garnished with a sprinkle of paprika. I had previously
researched how my chosen dishes would be served at a street food stall. I looked at the range of containers that were used and
assessed the properties of each. I am pleased that I had taken environmental implications into account when choosing my
containers and packaging. Portion size was considered and I made sure that I did not serve too much food.

If you look at the nutritional values of the dishes I have chosen (see nutritional profiles in the planning section), the analysis shows
a high level of saturated fat and salt in all three dishes compared to recommendations on the Eatwell Guide. Only 11% of our total
energy intake should come from saturated fat. I had no idea that street food could be so high in saturated fats and salt. This is
especially important for young people today as obesity is becoming a large cause of many health related diseases. Being overweight
is unhealthy and can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes later in life. It can also lead to unhappiness and low self-
esteem and may lead to depression. Further to these findings, I will try to make more healthy food choices at the next festival I go to.

Improvements/modifications
To improve the nutritional profile of Street food dishes to meet current dietary guidelines I would consider making modifications
and improvements to Street food dishes. I would change the method of cooking, try steaming and baking foods rather than frying.
Cut down on adding salt by adding herbs and spices for flavour. Include more vegetables and pulse vegetables in savoury fillings
and use wholemeal flour for doughs.

If I was to do this task again I would consider making a sweet street food product. I think this would have enabled me to
demonstrate a wider range of skills and techniques.

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