Food and the Heart

Food: A sensory experience

Food and the Heart -Ms Naomi Chua

Definitely not!

We have different experiences with food and sometimes, the worse experiences make for the best stories.

Do we always like the food we eat?

Lesson objective

• Use sensory details (sight, smell, taste, texture) to describe food.

• Practice expressing opinions clearly.

• Improve descriptive writing skills.

• Make writing more vivid and engaging.

Look, Visual, Appearance, Presentation, Color, Shape, Form

Sight

Scent, Odor, Fragrance, Stench, Perfume, Essence, Whiff

Smell

Palate, Savor, Zest, Tang, Aftertaste, Relish, Bitterness, Acidity

Taste

Draw

Draw the food that you DETEST.

Open Ended

Write down your worse memory of it.

Open Ended

Describe the sensory reaction you had when you tried this food.

Sight (How does it look?): The food looks ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

Example: The food looks pale and lumpy, with a greasy layer of oil on top.

Open Ended

If you had to change one thing about this food to make it better, what would it be?