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‘Recipe’ callouts describe the recipes step by step and provide measurements for the ingredients; they are accompanied by an arrow that points towards the action they very briefly describe. Project: Our Global Kitchen Exhibit: Cooking Table Date: 9/19/12 User Station 01: Groundnut Soup, West Africa Step Copy Type of callout Intro Groundnut Soup Peanuts originated in South America i and arrived in Africa in the 1500s with the Portuguese. Because peanuts were so similar to local nuts, cooks quickly started using them in traditional dishes ii . Today, peanut soup is one of the most common dishes in West Africa. Introduction On-­‐screen action (WORDS DO NOT APPEAR ON SCREEN) Recipe card lies on the table, start button flashes. User input Touch start button. Start! Action Button 1 1 Tbsp. olive oil Recipe Add oil to pot -­‐-­‐ Brown 1 lb Recipe Present chicken cut in cubes, add -­‐-­‐ chicken cubes. to the pot, salt, brown and reserve. salt Recipe Point to the salt on the table, before the hands season the chicken. Browning You brown meat by cooking it quickly in hot oil Content Click on button to move to next step. over high heat. This technique develops the rich, savory taste we associate with meat. Although browning meat can make it a little drier, 1 it gives the meat better flavor. iii Sweat! Action Button 2 1 Tbsp. olive oil Recipe Add oil to pot. -­‐-­‐-­‐ 1 medium onion + Recipe Take garlic and onion from table. -­‐-­‐-­‐ 1 N. Myvold, “Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking” (The Cooking Lab, 2011) Book 3, pg. 85