FF:JSB080 Fragments of Balkan Cusine - Course Information

JSB080 E-COURSE: Balkan Grill - Fragments of Balkan Cusine

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Elena Krejčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dominika Kubišová (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Elena Krejčová, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Elena Krejčová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the gastronomy of the Balkan Peninsula, to introduce the specifics of national and regional cuisines of individual Balkan countries. The course also places culinary customs in a geographical, historical, anthropological and ethnographic context.

Syllabus

• 1. The Balkans - a crossroads of civilizations and gastronomy 2. Burek - Burek - the king of Balkan pastries. Ceremonial bread in the Balkans - folklore and ritual, initiation and ceremony use 3. Balkan desserts - sweet stops. Influences of the Orient. 4. Balkan meat dishes - Welcome to the Balkans, carnivores! 5. Balkan Salads. Balkan markets - history, specifics 6. Balkan drinks - you know Rakija, what next? Balkan brewing and Czech influences, Czech-South Slavic relations. Spring holiday Trifon Zarezan and Balkan wineries. 7. Balkan soups - Soup is grunt! Monastery catering, holiday kurban. 8. Balkan drinks - Fun even without alcohol. Advertising of catering facilities, food and beverages in the Balkans. 9. Balkan spreads - Do you like marmalade, jam or spread? Balkan cookbooks in the past and today. 10. Gastronomy with the smell of the sea 11. Christmas and Easter in the Balkans - what we ate before and what we eat today. Festive cuisine, traditions, rituals 12. Coffee in the Balkans. Renowned Balkan cafes in the past and today. 12. Macedonian specialties - tavče gravče. Food and music in the Balkans.

Literature

• Karpatský, Dušan. Jugoslávská kuchyně. Avicenum, Zdravotnické nakladatelství, Praha 1988
• Krákorová, Daniela, Komatović, Aleksandar. Balkánská kuchyně. Grada, Praha 2002
• Kănčeva, Nevjana. Balkanskata kuchnja. Kolchida, Sofia 2016
• Genew-Puhalewa, Iliana. Bałkańskie zapiski kuchenne 1. Bułgarska kuchnia jarska w przepisach i komentarzach. Kraków: Atropos, 2006
• Genew-Puhalewa, Iliana. Bałkańskie Zapiski Kuchenne 2. Kuchnia Grecji Północnej w recepturach i opowieściach. Kraków: Atropos, 2009
• Bogdanov, Kiril. Bălgarska kuchnja. Kibea, Sofia 2005
• Berovska, Ivanka, Berovski, Kiril. Bulharská vína – Cesty za vínem. Praha: Grada Publishing 2003
• Škodrova, Albena. Soc gurme. Kurioznata kuchnja v NRB. Žanet 45, Sofia 2014
• Šifler-Petkova, Petja. 111 recepti okolo sveta. Impuls, Sofia 2009

Teaching methods

self-study of the interactive curriculum; 1 online test weekly

Assessment methods

1 online final test; 1 project - the student submits a word file with a recipe of the Balkan food prepared by him together with a photograph of the ready dish.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on the extent and intensity of the course: online kurz v rozsahu 30 hodin (studium z e-learningových osnov a literatury k předmětu), 2 hodiny příprava výstupu k ukončení předmětu.
Information on course enrolment limitations: VÝJIMKY ZE ZÁPISU NEBUDOU UDĚLOVÁNY, NEŽÁDEJTE O NĚ!

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