UNILWYL 1160
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Classes
UNILWYL 1160
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.
This class will experimentally investigate the science that underlies food preparation techniques and the tastes they produce. We will read about and discuss the relevant science for different culinary techniques, and then take things into the kitchen for "food labs," where we will explore how the science and culinary approaches we learned about impact how things taste (while we prepare a meal we will share together). Topics include the neuroscience of seasoning and spices, the chemistry of browning and carmalization, and the polymer physics of emulsions and meringues. Working in teams of two, students will also research and present to the class on the science of a food preparation technique of their choice, and then design and conduct food lab experiments for us all to taste and learn from. There will be three hour-long meetings and four three-hour food labs over the course of the term.
When Offered Spring.
Permission Note Enrollment limited to: first-year students.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Jan 29, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
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- Feb 5, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- W
- Feb 12, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- W
- Feb 26, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- W
- Mar 5, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- W
- Mar 19, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- W
- Mar 26, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- W
- Apr 16, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- W
- Apr 23, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
There will be five hour-long meetings and four three-hour food labs over the course of the term. Primarily intended for: first years.
This is a Learning Where You Live course.