Cultured Cook Off

By Tasia 7X

Brent is the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture for 2020. Alperton Community School is within Brent and to celebrate and honour the diversity of the school and borough they have started to create a cookbook with support from the Food Technology department.

There was an extended learning day where year 7 students created posters explaining what their favourite dishes were and what it meant to them. Russell (7Y) was one of the many who participated and was the winning entry from his form.

Russell makes Kiribath

“I was amazed because I wasn't expecting to win since my classmates did other foods that I haven't heard of. I also learned the history of Milk Rice - known as Kiribath in Sinhalese.” Kiribath is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice and coconut milk. Kiri means milk and bath means rice.

Russell enjoyed his time in the cook off and it was really beneficial to him and many other year 7 students as it gave them the opportunity to explore and discover food and culture from their ancestry. 

The pastoral managers of year 7, Ms. Ranasinghe and Ms. Barnett were really pleased with their year group’s participation. “Year 7s showed great team-work and creativity during the ELD. We were extremely proud of how well they behaved and the effort they put in during their presentations. In addition, both myself and Ms. Barnett were really impressed with their amazing cooking skills during the cook off which led to a range of delicious dishes being served." 

The cook off was a great way for the students to discover their ancestry and discover what generations before have tasted. 

More information in regards to the cookbook to follow.

For further information about the London Borough of Culture visit https://www.brent2020.co.uk/