COURSES
GASTRONOMY: SPANISH VS GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
GASTRONOMY - THE GLOBAL TOURISM AMBASSADOR
- The European cuisine in a circle of constant reinvention: an introduction to the very first restaurant, nouvelle cuisine, fusion cooking and haute cuisine.
- Spain goes international - exporting top cooks and Spanish delicacies.
- The impact of enogastronomic tourism.
- The wine industry in Spain.
- Introduction to wine tasting.
- Wine tasting of single-varietal Spanish wines.
TRADITIONAL SPANISH GASTRONOMY
- Introduction: The catering sector in Spain, segments of the market structure with a focus on the catering market.
- The variety of the Spanish cuisine, traditional dishes, and quality products from each autonomous community.
CULINARY INNOVATION
TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS AND INNOVATIVE CULINARY TECHNOLOGIES
- The evolution of consumer tastes.
- Spanish avant-garde cuisine: textures, liquid nitrogen, froths and foams.
- Fusion of cuisines from around world applied to haute cuisine.
- The impact of ecological products in cooking: their culinary application.
- Vegetarian and Vegan Gastronomy: ingredients and nutrition.
- Food intolerances and allergies: creative alternatives.
- Super Foods, Health & Nutrition.
AVANT-GARDE PASTRY WORKSHOP
- Classical elaborations and new trends in contemporary pastry.
- Developments in consumer tastes.
- Raw materials and basic products.
- New pastry ingredients: vegetables, herbs, spices, flowers.
- Principal elaborations.
- Structure and decoration of pastries.
The evaluation of the program will be conducted by reviewing the students’ work and participation during the program. The participants are evaluated on a daily basis during the lectures and through the practical cases to be developed and defended. Attendance to all lectures and professional activities is mandatory.
In case of 3 week modality program:
The continued evaluation stands for 60% while the final test evaluation for 40% of the general mark of the program.
3-WEEK MODALITY | % |
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Continued Evaluation | 60% |
Final Exam | 40% |
In case of 4 week modality program:
The continued evaluation will stand for 40%, the final test evaluation for 20% and the mark for the Final Project for 40% of the general mark of the program.
4-WEEK MODALITY | % |
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Continued Evaluation | 40% |
Final Exam | 20% |
Final Project | 40% |