AD 2617 International Cuisine Laboratory

The aim of this course is for students to apply the culinary terms most widely used in world gastronomy when learning cooking techniques to prepare native specialties from different parts of the world. They will have the ability to design, make, cost, and perfect the appearance of dishes which will be part of food presentations with different themes, menus and specialties.

AD 2601 Mexican Gastronomy

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.