Embracing Food from Diverse Cultures

As we grow older, we often focus more and more on the happy memories of our childhood.  Many of these memories are associated with the foods that we enjoyed with our family and friends. We can revive and celebrate these happy memories with the food that we cook for our residents. This is especially important for the many residents who grew up in culturally diverse environments
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Featuring Maggie Beer with: 

  • Sam Tsang, Quality Catering Lead/Chef, ANHF (Australian Nursing Home Foundation)
  • Patrick Chan, Facility Manager, ANHF’s Chow Cho Poon Nursing Home
  • Ved Prasad, Executive Chef Manager, Gallipoli Home

In this Module:

One of the more challenging but potentially most satisfying aspects of being a Cook or Chef in Aged Care is cultural diversity. Australia is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world and the nation has benefitted from the traditions, skills and crafts that migrants brought with them from their homelands. As our ageing population grows, care organisations will be providing increasingly for food preferences of CALD residents.

This requires learning about the beliefs, preferences and tastes around food, ingredients, cooking styles and cultural traditions. It even includes understanding how different cultures present their foods, what they eat at different times of the day and differences in how they chew and swallow their foods. Cooks, Chefs and kitchen staff can make a huge difference in creating solutions to suit individual palates and beliefs.

Learning Outcomes

  • We explore how organisations can manage the nutritional needs and food preferences of culturally diverse people
  • We discuss how we can support them to observe their unique traditions
  • And we share healthy recipes full of amazing flavours

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