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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CUL 287.5 | Title:
BAS TECH-CHIN COOK |
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| Full Title:
Basic Techniques of Chinese Cooking |
| Last Reviewed:6/18/2001 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.50 | 8 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 12.00 |
| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 2.00 | 4 min. | Lab Scheduled | 16.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.50 | | Contact Total | 28.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 24.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 52.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
39 - Total 2 Times
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
CULT 287.5
Catalog Description:
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Demonstration and hands on preparation of Chinese dishes with an emphasis on the selection of ingredients and fundamental cutting and cooking techniques. Emphasis on healthy, low salt, low fat dishes such as steamed fish, stirfry vegetables, poached chicken and barbeque pork.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Demonstration and hands on preparation of Chinese dishes with an emphasis on the selection of ingredients and fundamental cutting and cooking techniques. Emphasis on healthy, low salt, low fat dishes such as steamed fish, stirfry vegetables, poached chicken and barbeque pork.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:39 - Total 2 Times
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Knowledge and skills of the most basic techniques used in Chinese
cooking, readily adapting to a greater variety of foods availability.
1. Analyze the background of Chinese cuisine and its history in America.
2. Recognize the need to choose and buy the freshest possible ingredients.
3. Practice efficient ways of handling, washing and refrigerating
ingredients.
4. Evaluate the use of ingredients and seasonings in terms of diversity,
true flavor and visual appeal.
5. Demonstrate the Chinese method of steaming, poaching, stirfrying,
braising, barbecuing and deepfrying methods.
6. Identify of healthy Chinese dishes, particularly those which are in
low fat. Use of flavor-enhancing ingredients other than salt.
Topics and Scope
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1. History of Chinese cuisine.
2. Diet and health.
3. Introduction to Chinese cooking.
4. Food selection.
5. Preliminary preparation of ingredients.
6. Cutting methods.
7. Use of ingredients.
8. Seasonings.
9. Cooking methods.
10. Service.
11. Food preparation: soups, entrees, vegetables, desserts, tea and
wine, rice and noodles.
Assignments:
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1. Students reproduce the demonstrated dishes during lab time.
2. Tasting and evaluation of reproduced dishes during class.
3. One written evaluation of a Chinese dinner prepared at home.
4. Summarize handouts.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
40 - 50% |
| Lab reports | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
40 - 50% |
| Class performances | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 20% |
| ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Handouts prepared by instructor.
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