Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School
Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School
How farmers produce the cacao beans they send to manufacturers – the entire life cycle of a cacao bean from seedling tree to drying racks in the tropics; Special focus on the fermentation stage of cacao bean production and the formation of flavor precursors.
Why is chocolate hard to describe? Hell, why is ANY food hard to describe to someone who has never tried it? The answer is more complicated than you think. This post will unwind some of the mystery surrounding how we taste foods and how that taste intersects with aroma and texture to create FLAVOR.
Only 25% of what you perceive as taste comes from your taste buds. Now you probably want to know “How does aroma get from this hot chocolate I’m drinking to my brain in such a way that I can “taste” a smell? How many “smells” are there? And where do they come from?” That’s what this post tries to answer.
How we perceive the flavor of chocolate – the flavor of everything we eat, really – is a LOT more complex and fascinating a process than “my tongue told me it was yummy so I ate it.” Before we can start playing mad-scientists and creating our very own specialty chocolates, highlighting the flavors we like, diminishing those characteristics we don’t, we MUST grasp – at least on a basic level – how flavors are designed.
Throughout the MustangChef Bootcamp, from the first day to the last, all teams are in competition with each other to win the coveted MUSTANGCHEF TEAM TROPHY. Members of the competition teams are also competing against…
Two Truths and a Lie Two truths and a lie is a simple team-building activity in which someone shares three “facts” about themselves. Two are truths and one is a lie. The others in the…
Slow Roasted Alabama-Style Pulled Pork Classic Recipe for sweet and spicy pulled pork. Volume recipe: Multiply by 15 to serve 225. 5-8 pound Pork Butt (bone in and fat cap on top)FOR THE BRINE4 Cups…
Breakfast Burritos with fresh Pico De Gallo and Queso For Pico de Gallo3/4 pound tomatoes (diced (1 1/2 cups))1/3 cup chopped cilantro1/4 cup diced white onion1 small fresh jalapeño or serrano chile (finely chopped, including…
Hamburger Seasoning Blend All-Purpose Seasoning for Ground Meats 1 tablespoon paprika1 ¼ teaspoons salt1 teaspoon ground black pepper½ teaspoon brown sugar1 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon onion powder¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper Add all ingredients to an…
Chicken Lettuce Wraps PF Chang's Famous Lettuce Wraps, made (almost) the same as the restaurant. A great appetizer, but with the addition of white rice to the plate, an instant entree. FOR MARINADE½ cup soy…