Cooking with the Sun

The Sun is hot enough to cook eggs, pasta stews,soups and even cakes . Learn how to cook with the sun.

Did you ever try and fry an egg on the road? Well that experiment might not have worked, but the sun is hot. And it is hot enough to cook eggs (poached, scrambled or fried) as well as pasta, stews, soups and cakes. And it can dry things – fruit, veggies and even meat (homemade biltong)

Shani and Tim from Ecoburbia use solar ovens for much of their cooking, especially in summer. Come and see the gear they use, learn how to make a simple solar drier and solar oven, and enjoy the tastes of food cooked directly by the sun!

Audience - suitable for youth and adults

Brought to you by the City of Canning and Ecoburbia