Designing With Food

Question 1

List 10 factors you need to consider when designing food/meals

Answer 1

1. Who is it for
2. What is it for
3. Season
4. Allergies of people consuming it
5. Time
6. Quantity
7. Quality- ingredients
8. Sensory properties
9. Cost
10. How is it going to be served

Question 2

What is a design brief and what does it include

Answer 2

The design brief is the focal point of the design process. It includes all of the important information to develop a new product including information about who, what, when, where and why.

Question 3

What are the key steps to the design process?

Answer 3

The key steps in the design process are the design brief, investigating, generating, collaborating and managing, producing and evaluating.

Question 4

Criteria for evaluation. List 5 questions to evaluate the success of a product.

Answer 4

1. Was the food suitable for the people consuming it?
2. Was the food item appropriate to the season?
3. Was the food prepared and served within the time frame specified in the design brief
4. Did the food match the event of theme
5. We’re the quality and sensory properties of the food appropriate to the needs of the design brief?

Question 5

What are the sensory areas used to evaluate food?

Answer 5

Taste, texture, aroma, appearance

Question 6

Describing words used for taste

Answer 6

Spicy, sweet, savoury, sour, bitter, herby

Question 7

Describing words used for appearance

Answer 7

Light, dark, golden, lumpy, flat, runny

Question 8

Describing words used for aroma

Answer 8

Strong, fruity, smokey, spicy, weak

Question 9

Describing words used for texture

Answer 9

Smooth, creamy, juicy, coarse, tough, soft, crunchy