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5th Sem Food Production Notes

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAM, BACON & GAMMON

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Last updated: 14 July 2023

CHARACTERISTIC
BACON
 HAM
GAMMON
WAYS  OF EATING
Can be eaten smoked, boiled, fried, grilled or baked.
Cured or cooked fresh.
Wet cured
TYPES
Types of bacon depend on the thickness and where the cut of meat is taken from in the pig.
All ham is taken either from thigh or rump and varies only in the curing process according to different countries.
Gammon comes from the joints of the front legs of the pig.
PREPARATION
Cured in brine or in a dry packing containing large amounts of salt, smoked, boiled or dried in cold air.
Can be cooked and served fresh; wet or dry cured usually with honey or sugar
Can be cooked and served fresh, wet cured.
DESCRIPTION
Cured meat prepared from a pig.
Meat from the thigh or rump of a pig, cut from the haunch of a pig or boar.
Hind leg of the pork which is cooked, wet cured.

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Syllabus BHM311 (T)

01 LARDER

I. LAYOUT & EQUIPMENT

  1. Introduction of Larder Work
  2. Equipment found in the larder
  3. Layout of a typical larder with equipment and various sections

II. TERMS & LARDER CONTROL

  1. Common terms used in the Larder and Larder control
  2. Essentials of Larder Control
  3. Importance of Larder Control
  4. Devising Larder Control Systems
  5. Leasing with other Departments
  6. Yield Testing

III. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LARDER CHEF

  1. Functions of the Larder
  2. Hierarchy of Larder Staff
  3. Sections of the Larder
  4. Duties & Responsibilities of larder Chef

02 CHARCUTIERIE

I. SAUSAGE

  1. Introduction to charcutierie
  2. Sausage – Types & Varieties
  3. Casings – Types & Varieties
  4. Fillings – Types & Varieties
  5. Additives & Preservatives

II. FORCEMEATS

  1. Types of forcemeats
  2. Preparation of forcemeats
  3. Uses of forcemeats

III. BRINES, CURES & MARINADES

  1. Types of Brines
  2. Preparation of Brines
  3. Methods of Curing
  4. Types of Marinades
  5. Uses of Marinades
  6. Difference between Brines, Cures & Marinades

IV. HAM, BACON & GAMMON

  1. Cuts of Ham, Bacon & Gammon.
  2. Differences between Ham, Bacon & Gammon
  3. Processing of Ham & Bacon
  4. Green Bacon
  5. Uses of different cuts

V. GALANTINES

  1. Making of galantines
  2. Types of Galantine
  3. Ballotines

VI. PATES

  1. Types of Pate
  2. Pate de foie gras
  3. Making of Pate
  4. Commerical pate and Pate Maison
  5. Truffle – sources, Cultivation and uses and Types of truffle.

VII. MOUSE & MOUSSELINE

  1. Types of mousse
  2. Preparation of mousse
  3. Preparation of mousseline
  4. Difference between mousse and mousseline

VIII. CHAUD FROID

  1. Meaning of Chaud froid
  2. Making of chaud frod & Precautions
  3. Types of chaud froid
  4. Uses of chaud froid

IX. ASPIC & GELEE

  1. Definition of Aspic and Gelee
  2. Difference between the two
  3. Making of Aspic and Gelee
  4. Uses of Aspic and Gelee

X. QUENELLES, PARFAITS, ROULADES

  1. Preparation of Quenelles, Parfaits and Roulades

XI. NON EDIBLE DISPLAYS

  1. Ice carvings
  2. Tallow sculpture
  3. Fruit & vegetable Displays
  4. Salt dough
  5. Pastillage
  6. Jelly Logo
  7. Thermacol work

03 APPETIZERS & GARNISHES

  1. Classification of Appetizers
  2. Examples of Appetizers
  3. Historic importance of culinary Garnishes
  4. Explanation of different Garnishes

04 SANDWICHES

  1. Parts of Sandwiches
  2. Types of Bread
  3. Types of filling – classification
  4. Spreads and Garnishes
  5. Types of Sandwiches
  6. Making of Sandwiches
  7. Storing of Sandwiches

05 USE OF WINE AND HERBS IN COOKING

  1. Ideal uses of wine in cooking
  2. Classification of herbs
  3. Ideal uses of herbs in cooking