European cheese tasting in Yr 5/6

Year 5 and 6 children had a cheese tasting session where they tasted a variety of cheese from European countries. They tasted Cheddar cheese, Emmental cheese, French brie cheese, Feta cheese, Ricotta fresca, Goat’s cheese and Crefee cheese which is soft cheese with garlic. They had to guess which country the cheese was from and why. The children enjoyed eating the cheese with crackers, bread sticks and bread. They learnt that cheese does not only come from England or the local shops but they are imported from different parts of the world. They explored the different tastes, textures and appearances cheese can have therefore understanding every cheese tastes different. They appreciated that cheese can be eaten with many things such as crackers, breadsticks, olives and more. The Italian cheese Ricotta fresca was the most popular amongst the children!