Overview
Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavor.
During each module of this Science and Cooking - From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (chemistry) course from Harvard University - HarvardX, chefs reveal the secrets behind some of their most famous culinary creations — often right in their own restaurants. Inspired by such cooking mastery, the Harvard team will then explain the science behind the recipe.
Topics will include:
- How molecules influence flavor
- The role of heat in cooking
- Diffusion, revealed by the phenomenon of spherification, the culinary technique pioneered by Ferran Adrià.
What you'll learn
The scientific concepts that underlie everyday cooking and haute cuisine techniques;
How to apply principles of physics, engineering, and chemistry to cooking;
How to become an experimental scientist in your own kitchen;
How to think like a chef AND a scientist.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Syllabus
Module 1: Molecules, moles, flavor, and pH
Module 2: Energy, temperature, and heat
Module 3: Phase transitions
Module 4: Diffusion and Spherification
Module 5: Heat Transfer
Module 6: Candy
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Duration
- Part-time
- 4 months
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Chemistry Food Science View 17 other Short Courses in Food Science in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Basic mathematics concepts (arithmetic, algebra, geometry)
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Visit programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
249 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 249 USD for the full programme during 4 months. -
National
249 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 249 USD for the full programme during 4 months.
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