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GVB 516 - Food and Nutrition Trends and Innovations

Graduate Education Institute · Food Nutrition · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İsmail Hakkı TEKİNER

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable students to understand currents and make comparisons between them.

Course Content

In this course comprises; fast food, Mediterranean cuisine, ethnic food trend, fusion cuisine, Slow Food-natural food-sustainable cuisine understanding, innovative cuisine-molecular gastronomy, how to create trends, Nouvelle Cuisine current in French cuisine, origin of local cuisines, popular catering , gastrotourism, cuisine trends in Turke and designing a new cuisine.

Required Resources

Gürsoy, D. (2015). Deniz Gürsoy'un Gastronomi Tarihi. Oğlak.

Crondl, M. (2008). The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice.

Kurgun, H, (2017), Gastronomi Trendleri : Milenyum ve Ötesi, Detay Yay.

Recommended Resources

Gürsoy, D. (2015). Deniz Gürsoy'un Gastronomi Tarihi. Oğlak.

Crondl, M. (2008). The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice.

Kurgun, H, (2017), Gastronomi Trendleri : Milenyum ve Ötesi, Detay Yay.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Categorizes the kitchen movements in terms of similarity and differences.
  2. Students regulate a new cuisine trend.
  3. Writes on culinary trends such as molecular gastronomy and fusion cuisine.
  4. Integrates the kitchen currents.

Core Area Distribution

(44) Physical Sciences%30 (52) Engineering and Engineering Trades%35 (72) Health%35

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16696
Midterm166
Quiz000
Assignment31030
Practice000
Final177

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1The definition of trend/currentLiterature research
2The occurrence of trendsLiterature research
3Nouvelle Cuisine current in French cuisineLiterature research
4Dark Food FlowLiterature research
5Popular cateringLiterature research
6Fast FoodDocumentary watching
7Mediterranean cuisineDocumentary watching
8Mid-term exam-
9Slow FoodLiterature research
10Fusion CuisineLiterature research
11Innovative CuisineLiterature research
12Molecular GastronomyDocumentary watching
13Natural Food - Sustainable CuisineLiterature research & Documentary watching
14Digitalized kitchen trendLiterature research
15Designing a new cuisine current (Practice)Literature research
16Final exam-