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Courses with Argentine Students - Fall 6 2008
GASTRONOMIC TECHNIQUES

90
Language Level: Advanced
GASTRONOMIC TECHNIQUES
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: Primarily Local Students
University of Belgrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Course Description

Area of Study

Natural Sciences

Hours & Credits

90

Hours of Instruction

6

Semester Credit Units

9

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

Advanced
Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

Overview

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

Supply the student with the basic notions and practical training on the preparation of food while following the norms of quality control, cautions and protocol used in professional fields and its role in the food industry.

CONTENT

UNIT 1:
Gastronomy and its evolution
Gourmet, home and economical kitchens
International kitchens: their evolution
Gastronomic services
Current norms on hygiene (handling, processing, conservation and food services)

UNIT 2:
Soups and stews

Unidad 3:
Cereals: grains, flours.
Refined and whole-rain cereals
Gastronomic techniques

UNIT 4:
Kneading with vegetables and eggs
Kneading with other flours, legumes and dairy
Kneading with enriched products

UNIT 5:
Vegetables: steamed, backed and fried
Salads: purees, puddings, patties, stuffed
Vegetable garnishes

UNIT 6:
Sauces: white, brown
Vegetable and egg-based sauces

UNIT 7:
Meats: cattle, sheep, pork, seafood, poultry, cold meat, organs and sausages
Processes for preparation in humid, dry and mixed conditions
Cocktails, casseroles, grills, fried foods, marinades, breading
Stuffed meats
Hamburgers, meatloaf, pies

UNIT 8:
Breads, pizzas and enriching agents

UNIT 9:
Cakes: Rising agents, chemical and organic
Ingredients: simple to complex
Economic preparation methods
Diet-based modifications

UNIT 10:
Dairy
Classic and diet-based preparations
Thickening techniques: with proteins and carbohydrates
Custards, jellies, sauces, sweets, ice creams and shakes

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Técnicas de manejo de los alimentos. María Rita Garda. Ed. Eudeba, 2003.
• Alimentos y Nutrición, R. Salinas, Editorial El Ateneo, Buenos Aires, 1988.
• Material provisto por la Cátedra.

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

• Students will participate in multiple cooking assignments and will evaluate the nutritional values as well as the role of distinct food services institutions
• Students will use multiple international cooking databases throughout the semester