Unit X - Gastronomy

Gastronomy involves discovering, tasting, experiencing, researching, understanding of food ,writing about food preparation.  In our multicultural society we are familar with food from different parts of our planet and now there is a trend of mixing different tastes and flavors in the new fusion cuisine

Fusion cuisine blends the culinary traditions of two or more nations to create innovative and sometimes quite interesting dishes. It tends to be more common in culturally diverse and metropolitan areas, where there is a wider audience for such food. Some common examples offusion cuisine include Pacific Rim cuisine and Tex-Mex food. Critics of the practice sometimes call it “confusion cuisine,” arguing that chefs rely on novelty to carry the food, rather than flavor, texture, and presentation.

Cooking shows are very popular nowadays. There are even networks devoted to gastronomy. In your  project for our last unit you will have to prepare a dish as in a cooking show. The format should be DVD and at least 10 words from the vocabulary box should be used.

Here is an example of a cooking show where Jamie Oliver, the renowned British chef who has started what he calls a food revolution, to teach people to eat healthier and to cook themselves instead of getting take outs every day.