Learning about Chinese food and culture

Year 7/8 incursion
By Alysha Lee, Chinese Language Captain

In Term 2, the Year 7 and Year 8 Chinese class enjoyed a class food incursion. Through the incursion, the students were able to have a taste of the Chinese culture, and a further insight into local and traditional Chinese cuisine.

The students ate Peking Duck, with an assortment of vegetables and fried rice and fried noodles. All the students enjoyed their meals and now have further insight into the Chinese culture.

Year 9/10 excursion
by Amy Zheng, Chinese Language Captain

Led by Ms Gu and Ms Zhang, the 2022 Year 10 and Year 9 Chinese classes were excited to have the opportunity try Chinese hotpot (火锅 huǒguō). During an excursion in Term 2, both classes ventured out to a restaurant in Dickson, to try the popular and historical meal.

Hotpot is a meal where friends and family gather around a simmering pot of broth to add ingredients of choice, such as meat, vegetables, seafood, etc to eat. Students from both classes were thrilled to be able to have a taste of a tradition that dates back 1000 years.

This food excursion broadened the students’ knowledge of the Chinese food and culture unit they have been studying, giving them an opportunity to experience a culture is that is shaped around delicious and traditional food.