This course explores multiple world cultures using food, language, religion, geography, communication, politics, among other attributes, and compares/contrasts with our own diverse cultures here in the United States. Learn why we eat what we eat, when, and how. Food is a critical component across the world's many different cultures and this course will investigate how they are viewed by persons of different backgrounds. The course will leave you with an expanded understanding and appreciation of why and how persons from diverse cultures with varying backgrounds approach their food and beverage needs differently. Laboratory experience in cooking international cuisine.