RECREATIONAL COURSES - INTERNATIONAL AND ETHNIC CUISINES

The world is divided into different regions and cultures. As there are diverse regions and cultures existing in our world, there are different cooking patterns and people cook different types of ethnic and international cuisines. International and Ethnic cuisines have various types of ingredients and recipes. There are various types of recreational cooking courses undertaken in international and ethnic cooking at culinary schools such as French Cooking, Italian Cooking, Mexican Cooking, Thai Cooking, Vegetarian Cooking to name a few. The course also includes techniques of cooking, methods & flavors, knife skills, other foreign flavors, pastry & baking, wine and beverage.

1. French Cooking: French cuisine is an extremely refined form of cooking as it has been evolved and perfected over the years. Classical French techniques are blended with cutting edge American technology to educate the students in French cooking. The foundation of French cuisine is basic pastries, French sauces recipes, pastry dough, seafood and vegetables. French cooking requires profound understanding of each ingredient. Western cuisines are greatly influenced by french cooking techniques. Culinary schools use French cooking as the base foundation for western cuisines.

2. Italian Cooking: Italian cooking is a mixture of pasta, grains, fruits, vegetables, cheeses, veal, fish, meats, wines and olive oil. Italian cooking course educates students in Italian cuisine using all these ingredients. Students also learn the world famous Italian pizza toppings & more in Italian cooking courses.

3. Mexican Cooking: Mexican cuisine comprises of a variety of spices, beans, squash, tomatoes, corn, papaya, vanilla, guava and chili peppers. Students are acquainted with a different variety of chili peppers. Mexican cooking courses educate students in the techniques and style of Mexican cuisine. Students also learn the essential flavorings and spices of Mexican food. Culinary students are also trained in Mexican salsa and traditional mexican beverages like tequila, margaritas and mescal.

4. Thai Cooking: Thai cuisine is a combination of many of the eastern cuisines such as sauces, flavors which are rustic and bitter, coconut, stir-fried dishes, sticky rice. Students learn to prepare Thai cuisine using all these ingredients.

5. Vegetarian Cooking: If you enjoy cooking vegetarian dishes then you should join vegetarian cooking courses whose curriculum includes a wide section on cooking vegetarian food. Vegetarian cooking has wide variety of spices, flavors, ingredients and dishes to choose. Vegetarian cooking students learn the basics in vegetarian cooking and lot more.

6. Wine and Beverages: The program concentrates on beverages, wine processes, spirits and how they are supplied to hotels, banquet facilities, cruise ships, restaurants. Wine and beverages program also trains you in management, leadership, marketing, communications, financial management, employee relationships and accounting.