PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG PASIG
(University of Pasig City)
Alcalde Jose St., Kapasigan, Pasig City
College of International in Hospitality Management
FRENCH CUISINE – FUNDAMENTALS OF KITCHEN ESSENTIALS
1ST
SEMESTER A.Y.2025-2026
Maria Anita B. Calabung
“ Chef Nitz “
Faculty
Building Flavors
Flavors and Flavorings
After studying this unit
You will be able to:
 Understand the basic principles of the physiology of the sense of taste and
smell
 Recognize a variety of herbs, spices, oils, vinegars, wines and other
flavorings
 Understand how to use flavoring ingredients to create, enhance or alter the
natural flavors of a dish.
Flavors
 The combination of tastes, aromas and other sensations caused
by the presence of a foreign substance in the mouth
 Flavor is to food what hue is to color and what timbre is to
music
Tastes
The sensations we detect when a substance comes in contact with
the taste buds on the tongue
 Sweet
 Sour
 Salt
 Bitter
 Umami
The Human Tongue
The Human Olfactory System
Other Factors That Affect Flavor Perception
 Temperature
 Consistency
 Presence of contrasting tastes
 Presence of fats
 Color
Food Flavor Profiles
 Top notes or high notes
 The sharpest first flavors or aromas
 Middle notes
 The second wave of flavor, more subtle
 Low notes
 The most dominant lingering flavor
 Aftertaste or finish
 The final flavor
 Roundness
 The unity of a dish’s various flavors
 Depth of flavor
 A broad range of flavors
Seasoning
 An item added to enhance the natural flavors of a food without
changing its taste
 Salt is the most common seasoning
Herbs and Spices
Herbs and Spices
 Herbs
 Any of a large group of aromatic plants whose leaves, stems or flowers are used as a
flavoring
 Used either dry or fresh
 Spices
 Any of a large group of aromatic plants whose bark, roots, seeds, buds or berries are
used as flavoring
 Usually used in dry form, whole or ground
Condiment
 Any item added to a dish for
flavor, including herbs, spices and
vinegars
 Also refers to cooked or prepared
flavorings such as prepared
mustards, relishes, bottled sauces
and pickles
Condiment
 Relishes
 Pickles
 Chutneys
 Fish sauce
 Ketchup
 Prepared mustards
o Yellow, Dijon, whole grain
 Soy sauce
Seasoning and Flavoring Guidelines
 Flavorings should not hide the taste or aroma of the primary ingredient
 Flavorings should be combined in balance, so as not to overwhelm the
palate
 Flavorings should not be used to disguise poor quality or poorly prepared
products
 Flavorings should be added sparingly when foods are being cooked over a
long period of time
 Taste and season foods frequently during cooking
Salt
 Culinary salt or table salt
 Rock salt
 Kosher salt
 Sea salt
 Sel gris
 Fleur de sel
 Specialty salts
 Smoked salt
The Most Common Seasoning
Oil
 A type of fat that
remains liquid at room
temperature
 Cooking oils are refined
from various seeds,
plants and vegetables
Type of Oils
 Vegetable oils
 Cottonseed, peanut, grape seed, sesame seed and soybean
 Canola
 Rapeseeds
 Nut oils
 Walnut, hazelnut and others
 Olive oil
 Extra virgin, virgin and pure
 Flavored oils
 Infused with basil, garlic, citrus and spices
Wines
 Vinification
 Vintner
 Tannins
 Fermentation
Wines of the United States
 Most wines are named for the variety of grape that is used
 The U.S. government requires that 75% of the wine comes from a
particular grape
Red Varietals
 Cabernet Sauvignon
 Merlot
 Nebbiolo
 Pinot Noir
 Syrah
 Sangiovese
White Varietals
 Chardonnay
 Riesling
 Sauvignon Blanc
Sparkling Wines
 Methode Champenoise
 Riddling
 Disgorging
 Charmat process
 Dosage
Fortified Wines
 Port
 Sherry
 Madeira
 Marsala
 Vermouth
Evaluating Wines
 Aroma
 Flavor
 Body
Matching Food with Wine
 Colors
 Tastes
 Strengths
 Opposites
 Origins
Selecting Wines to Use as Flavorings
 Cooking wines
 Inferior product
 Have added salt
 Do not cook with a wine that
you would not drink
Beer
Made from:
 Water
 Hops
 Barley
 Malt
 Fermenting yeast
Types of Beer
 Ales
 Pale
 Brown
 Lagers
 Porters
 Stout, Bock
 American pilsner
 European lager
 Belgian Lambic
Brandies
 Grape brandy
 Cognac
 Armagnac
 Metaxa
 Brandy de Jerez
 Pomace Brandy
 Fruit Brandy
 Calvados
 Kirshwasser
 Framboise
 Poire
 Slivovitz
Liquors
 Gin
 Rum
 Tequila
 Vodka
 Whiskey
 Blended
 Bourbon
 Canadian
 Irish
 Rye
 Scotch
Liqueurs
 Made from herbs, fruits, nuts, spices, flowers or other flavors
 In a base of neutral spirits, brandy, rum or whiskey
 Cream liqueurs are made with cream
 Crème liqueurs contain no cream, but contain additional sugar
Vinegar
 Wine vinegars
 Malt vinegars
 Distilled vinegars
 Cider vinegars
 Rice vinegars
 Flavored vinegars
 Balsamic vinegars
Question?
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W2-Building-of-Flavors COOKERY BSHM 1ST YEAR
W2-Building-of-Flavors COOKERY BSHM 1ST YEAR

W2-Building-of-Flavors COOKERY BSHM 1ST YEAR

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    PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSODNG PASIG (University of Pasig City) Alcalde Jose St., Kapasigan, Pasig City College of International in Hospitality Management FRENCH CUISINE – FUNDAMENTALS OF KITCHEN ESSENTIALS 1ST SEMESTER A.Y.2025-2026 Maria Anita B. Calabung “ Chef Nitz “ Faculty
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    Flavors and Flavorings Afterstudying this unit You will be able to:  Understand the basic principles of the physiology of the sense of taste and smell  Recognize a variety of herbs, spices, oils, vinegars, wines and other flavorings  Understand how to use flavoring ingredients to create, enhance or alter the natural flavors of a dish.
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    Flavors  The combinationof tastes, aromas and other sensations caused by the presence of a foreign substance in the mouth  Flavor is to food what hue is to color and what timbre is to music
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    Tastes The sensations wedetect when a substance comes in contact with the taste buds on the tongue  Sweet  Sour  Salt  Bitter  Umami
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    Other Factors ThatAffect Flavor Perception  Temperature  Consistency  Presence of contrasting tastes  Presence of fats  Color
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    Food Flavor Profiles Top notes or high notes  The sharpest first flavors or aromas  Middle notes  The second wave of flavor, more subtle  Low notes  The most dominant lingering flavor  Aftertaste or finish  The final flavor  Roundness  The unity of a dish’s various flavors  Depth of flavor  A broad range of flavors
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    Seasoning  An itemadded to enhance the natural flavors of a food without changing its taste  Salt is the most common seasoning
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    Herbs and Spices Herbs  Any of a large group of aromatic plants whose leaves, stems or flowers are used as a flavoring  Used either dry or fresh  Spices  Any of a large group of aromatic plants whose bark, roots, seeds, buds or berries are used as flavoring  Usually used in dry form, whole or ground
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    Condiment  Any itemadded to a dish for flavor, including herbs, spices and vinegars  Also refers to cooked or prepared flavorings such as prepared mustards, relishes, bottled sauces and pickles
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    Condiment  Relishes  Pickles Chutneys  Fish sauce  Ketchup  Prepared mustards o Yellow, Dijon, whole grain  Soy sauce
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    Seasoning and FlavoringGuidelines  Flavorings should not hide the taste or aroma of the primary ingredient  Flavorings should be combined in balance, so as not to overwhelm the palate  Flavorings should not be used to disguise poor quality or poorly prepared products  Flavorings should be added sparingly when foods are being cooked over a long period of time  Taste and season foods frequently during cooking
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    Salt  Culinary saltor table salt  Rock salt  Kosher salt  Sea salt  Sel gris  Fleur de sel  Specialty salts  Smoked salt The Most Common Seasoning
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    Oil  A typeof fat that remains liquid at room temperature  Cooking oils are refined from various seeds, plants and vegetables
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    Type of Oils Vegetable oils  Cottonseed, peanut, grape seed, sesame seed and soybean  Canola  Rapeseeds  Nut oils  Walnut, hazelnut and others  Olive oil  Extra virgin, virgin and pure  Flavored oils  Infused with basil, garlic, citrus and spices
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    Wines of theUnited States  Most wines are named for the variety of grape that is used  The U.S. government requires that 75% of the wine comes from a particular grape
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    Red Varietals  CabernetSauvignon  Merlot  Nebbiolo  Pinot Noir  Syrah  Sangiovese
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    White Varietals  Chardonnay Riesling  Sauvignon Blanc
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    Sparkling Wines  MethodeChampenoise  Riddling  Disgorging  Charmat process  Dosage
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    Fortified Wines  Port Sherry  Madeira  Marsala  Vermouth
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    Matching Food withWine  Colors  Tastes  Strengths  Opposites  Origins
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    Selecting Wines toUse as Flavorings  Cooking wines  Inferior product  Have added salt  Do not cook with a wine that you would not drink
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    Beer Made from:  Water Hops  Barley  Malt  Fermenting yeast
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    Types of Beer Ales  Pale  Brown  Lagers  Porters  Stout, Bock  American pilsner  European lager  Belgian Lambic
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    Brandies  Grape brandy Cognac  Armagnac  Metaxa  Brandy de Jerez  Pomace Brandy  Fruit Brandy  Calvados  Kirshwasser  Framboise  Poire  Slivovitz
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    Liquors  Gin  Rum Tequila  Vodka  Whiskey  Blended  Bourbon  Canadian  Irish  Rye  Scotch
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    Liqueurs  Made fromherbs, fruits, nuts, spices, flowers or other flavors  In a base of neutral spirits, brandy, rum or whiskey  Cream liqueurs are made with cream  Crème liqueurs contain no cream, but contain additional sugar
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    Vinegar  Wine vinegars Malt vinegars  Distilled vinegars  Cider vinegars  Rice vinegars  Flavored vinegars  Balsamic vinegars
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