The exotic ingredients bible credential covers the skills and knowledge required when learning the art of food production and the basic ingredients used in exotic cookery.

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

Course Series: 4 of 4

Course Award: Micro-Credential 

Course Duration: 8 Hours Course 

Complexity: Foundation

It comprises 10 lessons of learning, and 6 recipes followed by a completion quiz to test your knowledge and understanding.  By the end of this course, you will demonstrate understanding in:

  • Meal production using exotic ingredients. 
  • Selection and preparation of sauces to compliment exotic ingredient dishes
  • Selection and preparation of appetisers and salads to compliment exotic ingredient dishes
  • Dessert production using exotic ingredients.




Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • The exotic ingredients bible

  • 2

    Lesson 1

    • Recipe 1 - Seaweed salad
  • 3

    Lesson 2

    • Recipe 2 - Truffled scrambled eggs
  • 4

    Lesson 3

    • Recipe 3 - Shaved pecorino, bresaola and fresh fig salad
  • 5

    Lesson 4

    • Recipe 4 - Beetroot-cured ocean trout
  • 6

    Lesson 5

    • Recipe 5 - Roasted baby artichoke with lemon aioli
  • 7

    Lesson 6

    • Recipe 6 - Prosecco and elderflower sorbet
  • 8

    Lesson 7

    • Stocks and Soups
  • 9

    Lesson 8

    • The five mother sauces
  • 10

    Lesson 9

    • Appetisers and salads
  • 11

    Lesson 10

    • Premium meats, game and wild birds
  • 12

    Lesson 11

    • Fish and Seafood
  • 13

    Lesson 12

    • Crustaceans
  • 14

    Lesson 13

    • Dessert, cakes, confectionery
  • 15

    Lesson 14

    • Pastry and bread ingredients
  • 16

    Lesson 15

    • Fresh specialist vegetables
  • 17

    Lesson 16

    • Tropical exotic fruits
  • 18

    Test your knowledge

    • Instructions before taking the test

    • Test your knowledge

    • Next steps
  • 19

    The boring stuff

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