CULA275

Students will acquire both the knowledge and understanding of cuisines around the world. Students will study international countries and regions. Areas of study will be selected as to their culinary popularity and influence on world cuisine. Each country/regions covered will describe food customs, common ingredients and culinary specialties from that area. Students will learn the basis for diverse food preferences around the globe, discuss how the cuisines of other cultures have been encultured into American cuisines and apply their knowledge of international cuisines into recipe development. Students will gain knowledge of and respect for cultural diversity in foods. Food, food preparation techniques, tools and equipment, and menu patterns of international cuisine will be learned and applied. The students will prepare selected international recipes form the following areas: Great Britain, Asia, South and Central America, Europe, Africa, Greece, Turkey, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. (Prerequisites: CULA-111, CULA-112, CULA-115, CULA-126, CULA-127, CULA-151, and CULA-266)