French Food for Thought credit:

3 Hours

Serves as an introduction to French culinary identity and history. Traces the impact of French food on global cuisines, cooking techniques, and food perception. Particular attention is paid to how French food impacts how we discern concepts of luxury and quality. Food is examined from a cultural and anthropological sense using theoretical texts to comprehend how and why cultures and societies consume food. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci Cultural Studies - Western