European Cuisine

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

The methodology will have interdisciplinarity as its basic principle, promoting the development and training of autonomous and critical individuals. The theoretical-practical contents will be presented through oral exposition by the teacher. In practical-laboratory classes, the following strategies and procedures will be adopted: Oral presentation of techniques, demonstration, observation/correction of the work done by students.
The evaluation process will be carried out by continuous assessment or by examination.
By continuous assessment:
Theoretical-practical component (30%)
•Project for the creation of a european sustainable menu and respective oral presentation.
Laboratory-practical component (50%)
Behavior and attitudes (20%)
By exam:
Theoretical-practical component (40%)
• Practical-laboratory component (60%)

Learning Results

•Identify the most relevant food territories in Europe;
•Understand the Slow Food movement within the scope of European gastronomy;
•Recognize the role of French cuisine and Italian cuisine in world gastronomy;
•Recognise and execute the most used cooking techniques in Europe; •Identify the most characteristic products of European cuisine, as well as the most representative delicacies;
• Prepare and present a set of recipes with continental scope;
• Relate gastronomic identity with the territory;
• Explore the Mediterranean diet as an intangible heritage of humanity

Program

•The uniqueness of products and culinary techniques in different European territories;

 •Spanish cuisine;

 •French cuisine;

•The kitchens of Italy;

•The kitchens of Central Europe;

•Southern European cuisines;

•Eastern European cuisines;

•Northern European cuisines;

•The cuisines of the World in Europe

Curricular Unit Teachers

Grading Methods

Continuing Evaluation
  • - Laboratory Practical Component - 50.0%
  • - Project - 30.0%
  • - Behavior and Attitudes - 20.0%
Exam
  • - Laboratory Practical Component - 60.0%
  • - Theoretical and Practical Component - 40.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

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