Students will acquire hands-on knowledge of Mexican gastronomy by taking a tour of the cuisine of the country; starting from pre-Hispanic cuisine, moving on to traditional Mexican cuisine and contemporary cuisine and ending the tour with autor's cuisine. Students will learn how to identify the ingredients and culinary traditions of each one of the Mexican states. They will identify the elements of Mexican cuisine by preparing representative dishes. They will also become familiar with and use techniques and ingredients from international cuisine which have been adapted to Mexican cuisine.