The Preparing and cooking with exotic ingredients credential cover the skills and knowledge required when learning the art of food production of specialised foods using specialised ingredients.

The Preparing and cooking with exotic ingredients credential comprises of 4 micro-credential stacked courses of learning, followed by a completion of assessment tasks at the end of each skill level, to test the learner’s knowledge and understanding.  

Course Series: 3 of 4

Course Award: Micro-Credential 

Course Duration: 3 Hours Course 

Complexity: Foundation

It comprises 5 lessons of learning, followed by a completion quiz to test your knowledge and understanding.  By the end of this course, you will demonstrate understanding in:

  • Selecting and implementing recipes in preparing and cooking exotic ingredients
  • Commonly used cookery methods in preparing and cooking exotic ingredients
  • Implementing and applying kitchen cleaning and sanitation




Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Preparing and cooking with exotic ingredients

  • 2

    Lesson 1

    • Cookery methods
  • 3

    Lesson 2

    • Standard recipes for quality, food safety and financial control
  • 4

    Lesson 3

    • Portion and plate dishes
  • 5

    Lesson 4

    • Menus, recipes and specialist ingredients
  • 6

    Lesson 5

    • Kitchen cleaning and sanitation
  • 7

    Test your knowledge

    • Instructions before taking the test

    • Test your knowledge

    • Next steps
  • 8

    The boring stuff

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