Smell, close your eyes, remember: Chefs teach kids to taste
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PARIS — Chef Frederic Simonin dangles a fragrant green bunch of dill in front of a classroom of schoolkids in a multi-ethnic corner of Paris: “And what about this? Any idea what it is?”
“Parsley! Rosemary! Basil! Thyme! I know — it’s coriander,” yell the excited eight and nine year olds who were treated to a sensory masterclass from the young chef as part of the annual French culinary festival, the “Week of Taste.”
Lesson one: learning to taste is hard work.
Leo and Gabriel pull faces as they take turns sniffing at a handful of fresh rosemary: “Ooh, that one smells strong,” is one verdict. “I know that — but what is it called?” is another.
A broad smile creases the corners of Simonin’s eyes as he coaxes out the answers: “What does it remind you of,” he asks. “Bread, perhaps?”
“Of my house in Spain,” quips back Gabriel.
“Then smell again and close your eyes,” Simonin tells the little boy. “And remember that it is rosemary.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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