The third session 14 November introduced herbs and spices with a focus on culinary and medicinal uses.
\nAll together we talked about how we used herbs and spices. In three groups – Chives, Parsley and Coriander, our first activity matched a spice and herb with a description of its medicinal properties as its health benefits. Spontaneously stories were shared about natural remedies that have been handed down through generations \u201cfrom home\u201d and are still used today.
\nOur facilitator Rosie, asked everyone if they could identify the contents of a small jar of herb salt (basil, garlic and raw salt) through smell and taste. Then in a group activity we chose a cocktail of herbs from the garden considering taste preferences and medicinal qualities – for example – mint, calendula petals, garlic and salt.
\nEveryone had their individual jar of herb salt to take home, store for a week in the fridge and use. Preserving herbs this way allows them to be used like a stock cube.
\nNext, each group prepared a seasonal salad with their group herb (chives, parsley or coriander) to be the dominant flavour \u2013 transforming its taste of season.
\nThe salads were served with baked potato and Ali\u2019s delicious tomato smoked beans flavoured with garam masala and smoked paprika, a cheap and nutritious autumnal meal. The discovery of new tastes and unusual flavours in today\u2019s lunch drew consensus that previously held reservations about using herbs and spices in home cooking were to be abandoned.
\nAfter eating we were joined by Ewan and he introduced the group to digital storytelling. He showed examples of several two minute digital stories created in the Erasmus+ Tell Your Story 2016 project. This helped our participants focus on their own stories in a context of food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The third session 14 November introduced herbs and spices with a focus on culinary and medicinal uses. All together we talked about how we used herbs and spices. In three groups – Chives, Parsley and Coriander, our first activity matched a spice and herb with a description of its medicinal properties as its health benefits. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n