Exploring Taiwan’s Gastronomy

Course ID: B9M014JT, D9G014JT

Credits: 2

Course Prerequisites: None

Course Description and Goals:

By the completion of this course, the student should be able to: -Understand the historical development of Taiwan’s food culture; - Appreciate the distinctive nature of Taiwan’s food culture; - Discover the famous cuisines and foods in Taiwan. 

Schedule Type: 

This course will be delivered mainly in the form of: - Lecturing; - multi-media; - class discussion; - guest speaker, and - field trip 

Course Schedule (subject to change): 

Week 1 Introduction to the course and each other 

Week 2 Food and culture 

Week 3 Gastronomy tourism 

Week 4 Gastronomic image of Taiwan 

Week 5 Breakfast in Taiwan 

Week 6 Street foods in Taiwan 

Week 7 Teashops in Taiwan 

Week 8 Food tour (1)：Field trip to Yilan National Center of Traditional Arts. (8 hours ) 

Week 9 Food tour (2) 

Week 10 Food tour (3) 

Week 11 Food tour (4) 

Week 12 Bando in Taiwan: Introduce traditional catering service in Taiwan 

Week 13 Guest Speaker: Slow food in Taiwan 

Week 14 Foods in Northern and Eastern Taiwan 

Week 15 Foods in Central and Southern Taiwan 

Week 16 Michelin restaurants in Taiwan 

Week 17 Student Presentations 

Week 18 Student Presentations