Menu Analysis Essay

In our lab today we separated into four different groups to prepare fruits and vegetables. Before we began preparing these dishes, we would normally perform a brief sensory evaluation on how fresh fruits and vegetables, but we began working on our different dishes. Working with instructions provided, each group was asked to prepare a type of vegetables and special recipes for how to prepare vegetables. Once all the food had been prepared, we sampled each variation and gave a sensory evaluation.

Being in group three, we prepared creamy turnips with bacon, and different variations of red cabbage. Beginning with the cabbage, I washed it and removed the outer layer of leaves, I then cut a whole cabbage into six pieces for us to prepare with different

Once the cabbage was fully cooked, we plated it as well as a sample of the water and placed it on the sample table. After all the cabbage was cooked, we began working on the creamy turnips and bacon.

Beginning by pealing the turnips and washing them, I diced them into small chunks, then boiled them to soften them up. While the turnips were cooking, my partner began slicing the bacon while I cleaned the dishes we had used. Once the turnips were soft enough, we strained the water and added the bacon. Once the bacon was fully cooked we added the cream sauce that my partner made. After our turnips and cream were finished, we were ready for our sensory evaluation.

With everything prepared and plated, we began to work on our sensory evaluation, viewing the color change in the red cabbage, the green beans, cauliflower, and the water that each was cooked in. We then began sampling the original recipe for each dish as well as the baking soda recipe. Also sampling the special dishes each kitchen prepared, we reviewed the taste, smell, texture, and consistency of what we prepared. Out of everything we cooked, I think the turnips and cream with bacon was the best dish that we prepared, it was sweet from the cream sauce and turnips, salty and crispy form the bacon, the turnips were soft and it tasted