This document describes a Comenius multilateral project taking place from 2012-2014 involving schools in Cyprus, Estonia, Italy, Greece, Poland, and Romania. As part of the project, students and teachers from Romania visited local supermarkets and grocery stores to identify and document food products imported from the other participating countries. They found fruits, vegetables, spices, olive oil, and other foods from Greece, Italy, and Poland. The students also sampled and photographed traditional Polish candy called Krowki in their classroom. The purpose of the project was for students to learn about the cultures and foods of other European countries.

1. COMENIUS MULTILATERAL PROJECT
“HAVING CULTURE AS A KITE,
WE TRAVEL EUROPEAN SKIES
2012 – 2014

2. PARTNERS
Dimotiko Scholeio Mathiati, - Cyprus
Kose-Uuemõisa Lasteaed-Kool, - Estonia
Istituto Comprensivo "Rocco Montano", - Italy
Dimotiko Scholeio Ormylias, - Greece
Szkola Podstawowa w Sobolach, - Poland
Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 62, - Romania
COMENIUS MULTILATERAL PROJECT
“HAVING CULTURE AS A KITE, WE
TRAVEL EUROPEAN SKIES”
2012 - 2014
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3.  On the 13th and 14th of March 2013 I went with the
students of class VI A to the supermarket "Penny" to
get to know different food products from Poland,
Italy and Greece. We found that Romania imports
fruit, vegetables, spices, olive oil from our partners’
countries.
We filmed oranges from Greece and we saw apples
and dried beans from Poland.
As filming and photography were not allowed in the
supermarket, I went the next day in a grocery store
where we had more success. We filmed kiwi from
Greece, cauliflower from Italy, tomatoes from Italy
and strawberries from Greece.
 I found that I used in my kitchen products made in
these countries, e.g. Poland cocoa, Polish curry,
Polish nutmeg and olive oil from Italy.
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4. GREECE IN OUR SUPERMARKETS
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5. GREECE IN OUR SUPERMARKETS
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6. GREECE IN OUR SUPERMARKETS
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7.  Krowki • 'Little cows' candies
 Krowki was invented in the first half of the 20th
century by Polish confectioner Feliks Pomorski.
Candies were wrapped up in pieces of paper with a
picture of a cow what had popularized a name 'little
cows' and is being practiced up to this day on account
of a tradition. Krowki (plural; Krowka singular),
literally 'little cows', are Polish fudge, semi-soft milk
toffee candies. It is one of the most common Polish
confectioneries, sold worldwide.
 As my students and I weren’t allowed to take
pictures in well-known supermarkets, we tasted
these delicious candies in our classroom.
 Class 2D from School nr.62 enjoyed tasting these
great Polish products and this can be easily seen in
the pictures enclosed.
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8. ITALY IN OUR SUPERMARKETS
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9. ITALY IN OUR SUPERMARKETS
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10. POLAND IN OUR KITCHENS
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12. POLAND IN OUR KITCHENS
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13. POLAND IN OUR KITCHENS
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14. ITALY IN OUR KITCHENS
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15.  Krowki • 'Little cows' candies
 Krowki was invented in the first half of the 20th
century by Polish confectioner Feliks Pomorski.
Candies were wrapped up in pieces of paper with a
picture of a cow what had popularized a name 'little
cows' and is being practiced up to this day on account
of a tradition. Krowki (plural; Krowka singular),
literally 'little cows', are Polish fudge, semi-soft milk
toffee candies. It is one of the most common Polish
confectioneries, sold worldwide.
 As my students and I weren’t allowed to take
pictures in well-known supermarkets, we tasted
these delicious candies in our classroom.
 Class 2D from School 62 enjoyed tasting these great
Polish products and this can be easily seen in the
pictures enclosed.
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17. On the 22nd and 29th March
2013, seven children from VII A
and teacher Mocan Nicoleta went
to two local supermarkets.
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18. Read about the
products we found on
the following pages.
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19. We found : oranges, lemons,
kiwi, cucumbers, peppers,
cheese and sausages from
Greece.
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20. We found : pears, grapes,
tomatoes, broccoli,
cauliflower, cabbage, onion,
carrots, extra virgin olive oil,
pasta, ricotta fresco, lemon
juice and vinegar from Italy.
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21. We found: apples, mushrooms
and cabbage from Poland.
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22. This project has been funded
with support from the
European Commission. This
publication reflects the views
only of the author, and the
Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which
may be made of the
information contained therein.
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