Traditional Indian Foods detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Civil students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Civil Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Civil 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to Civil Open Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of traditional indian foods is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES 9 Food production and accessibility – subsistence foraging, horticulture, agriculture and pastoralization, origin of agriculture, earliest crops grown. Food as source of physical sustenance, food as religious and cultural symbols; importance of food in understanding human culture -variability, diversity, from basic ingredients to food preparation; impact of customs and traditions on food habits, heterogeneity within cultures (social groups) and specific social contexts – festive occasions, specific religious festivals, mourning etc. Kosher, Halal foods; foods for religious and other fasts.
Unit II
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Unit III
TRADITIONAL FOOD PATTERNS 9 Typical breakfast, meal and snack foods of different regions of India.Regional foods that have gone Pan Indian / Global. Popular regional foods; Traditional fermented foods,pickles and preserves, beverages, snacks, desserts and sweets, street foods; IPR issues in traditional foods
Unit IV
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Unit V
HEALTH ASPECTS OF TRADIONAL FOODS 9 Comparison of traditional foods with typical fast foods / junk foods – cost, food safety, nutrient composition, bioactive components; energy and environmental costs of traditional foods; traditional foods used for specific ailments /illnesses.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Sen, Colleen Taylor Food Culture in India Greenwood Press, 2005.
- Davidar, Ruth N. Indian Food Science: A Health and Nutrition Guide to Traditional Recipes: East West Books, 2001.
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