Assessor Resource
SITHCCC307
Prepare food to meet special dietary requirements
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
This unit applies to all hospitality and catering organisations which prepare and serve food. This includes hotels, restaurants, educational institutions, health establishments, defence forces, cafeterias, kiosks, cafes, residential caterers, inflight and other transport caterers, event and function caterers.
It applies to cooks and patissiers who usually work under the guidance of more senior chefs.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare dishes for people who have special dietary needs for health, lifestyle and cultural reasons. It requires the ability to confirm the dietary requirements of customers, use special recipes, select special ingredients and produce food to satisfy special requirements.
This unit does not include menu planning for special diets which is found in the unit SITHKOP402 Develop menus for special dietary requirements.
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