making caramel

1. Gastronomy
By: Kelsie Pierce

2. What is Gastronomy
 The study of food and how you eat it, as well
as the science of cooking
 Gastronomy = Gastros (stomach) + nomos
(knowledge)
 Today’s gastronomists need to understand:
 Chemistry and physics of food
 Food history
 Culinary anthropology
 Cultures of the world
 Taste

3. Understanding Taste
 Taste buds are part of the science of food
 2,000- 8,000 taste buds in your mouth
 Ability to like and dislike tastes were set up
to protect us from eating poisonous foods
and push us to eat what our bodies need
 5 different taste sensations

4. Sweet

5. Salty

6. Savory

7. Bitter

8. Sour