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Module 1. History of western cooking -- Lesson 1. Timeline of cooking -- Module 2. Cooking essentials -- Lesson 1. Cooking methods and techniques -- Lesson 2. Foods sanitation, safety, and hygiene -- Lesson 3. Herbs and spices -- Lesson 4. Stocks, soup and sauces -- Lesson 5. Food presentation -- Module 3. Mediterranean cuisine -- Lesson 1. Introduction to eastern mediterranean cuisine -- Lesson 2. Eastern mediterranean cuisine (Turkish) -- Lesson 3. Eastern mediterranean cuisine (Egyptian) -- Lesson 4. Eastern mediterranean (Greek) -- Module 4. European cuisines -- Lesson 1. Southern european cuisine: french cuisine -- Lesson 2. Southern european cuisine: italian cuisine -- Lesson 3. Southern european cuisine: spanish cuisine -- Module 5. North african cuisines -- Lesson 1. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya cuisine -- Module 6. German cuisine -- Module 7. Mexican cuisine -- Module 8. American cuisine.