Title: Activity: Preparing Foods Utilizing Sugar, Salt, and Citric Acid Cooking Lab
Course: WVA 102 Food Preservation Methods > Section: WVA 102 Food Preservation Methods

Activity: Preparing Foods Utilizing Sugar, Salt, and Citric Acid Cooking Lab

Preparing Foods Utilizing Sugar, Salt, and Citric Acid

In the cooking laboratory, students will prepare a variety of foods utilizing sugar, salt, and citric acid. This will help the student to understand food additives and chemicals utilized in modern food preservation methods.

Instructor will review use of sugar, salt, and citric acid and review production recipes.

In this cooking laboratory exercise, the Instructor will demonstrate the preparation of Gravlax, or cured salmon, to show the use of sugar, salt, and citric acid in the curing process.  All items will be sourced using local, organic, and sustainable food products.

Please review recipes in the document below.

Click on item below to download Unit 5 Recipes document
- Recipes Unit 5.doc (29.18 KB)