Today we went on the most wonderful trip to Tesco. Half of us went this morning and half of us went this afternoon.

When we arrived we met Thelma. She was the person who showed us around and introduced us to everyone else. The first place we went was the bakery. We met lots of different bakers who showed us all the different stages of making bread. We found out about the ingredients (some of us got sprinkled with water and we thought the yeast smelt disgusting!) and then we worked through the process of bread-making learning all about the machines. First they mix it, then divide it, then they prove it and finally they bake it. We even got to have a go at kneading our own bread. Thelma made it look a lot easier than it actually was!

Next we met Tina who worked on the fish counter. She introduced us to different types of fish. We looked at them and learnt their names. It was interesting to look inside their mouths and gills. Tina told us a tuna fish can swim up to 60mph… this is faster than cars on normal roads! We were very impressed with the different fish.

After that we moved along to the cheese counter where Theresa told us all about 3 sorts of cheeses which we then tried. Applewood was a smoked cheese and tasted a bit like a BBQ; Poppy thought it tasted like bacon. Wenselydale with mango and ginger was our least favourite! Nearly all of us liked the Five Counties cheese which is made in 5 different places in England. We learnt that cheese can come from different animals: cows, goats, sheep and buffalo.

Next we went into the warehouse at the back of the store. We went in the fridge, it was a bit chilly at 2 degrees! We were surprised at how big it was. Then we went looked at the freezer which was -22 degrees! Luckily, it was too full for us to go in and see how cold it was! We also looked at how Tesco recycle their rubbish to generate electricity.

Finally we went into the meeting room where we tried some of the breads we had watched being cooked. We tried tiger bread and enjoyed a drink and some fruit which we needed after all that walking around!

Overall we had a fantastic day. We learnt lots of amazing things and it was a very interesting experience.