Healthy high energy food for athletes is one of the key elements of creating a successful Olympic Village. Although athletes bring their own food and chefs with them once they have finished their events they may be keen to sample some local food. The next Olympics will be held in the UK in a working class area that is famous for its pie and mash. These pies were traditionally made with eels from the Thames or minced meat and are still popular today. Pies were served with mashed potato and a fresh parsley gravy known as liquor .
Design a pie and mash meal with a modern twist suitable for athletes competing in London’s 2012 Olympics. You need to present at least one of your ideas as a finished menu item with full recipe, costing, & images. You will also need to produce a leaflet for our guest athletes giving the background history of this classic meal.
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A teachers’ guide, worksheets and recipe presentations can be downloaded here to support this resource.
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Active Kids Get Cooking October 2009