FDSC 2300

Culinary Science

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Learn the science behind some favorite and new foods. Working with chefs from Cornell Dining, the underlying principles of the foods prepared in class are explained. The final exam is the preparation of a class dinner.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Outcomes

• Plan, organize, and prepare a meal for 2 to 12 people.
• Describe composition and functionality of common ingredients used in the kitchen and product development lab.
• Explain how cooking techniques facilitate ingredient interactions and transform mixtures of ingredients into flavorful foods.
• Implement food safety principles in the kitchen.
• Discuss differences and similarities between food production in a kitchen and food processing on a large scale.
• Identify the scientific disciplines that support the field of food science and the food industry broadly.
• Describe the importance of reductive perspectives in Food Science.
• Describe the importance of systems-wide perspectives in Food Science.
• Discuss challenges and opportunities facing our evolving food systems.

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