{"id":2342,"date":"2016-05-22T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T08:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=2342"},"modified":"2017-05-22T09:50:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T08:50:48","slug":"an-appetite-for-culinary-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/an-appetite-for-culinary-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"An appetite for culinary adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n

Culinary Arts Management undergraduate Vicky Vong has experienced the real flavour of Chinese Taiwan: she spent the first semester of academic year 2015\/16 at the Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism as an exchange student.<\/p>\n

\u201cI already had visited Chinese Taiwan, but just as a tourist,\u201d she says. \u201cDuring this exchange programme, I learned how to take care of myself, instead of just relying on my parents. I had to solve a lot of things by myself; I became more independent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vicky was the first student from the Culinary Arts Management Bachelor Degree Programme to venture out of Macao on a student exchange scheme. The Culinary Arts Management course was launched by IFT in academic year 2011\/12.<\/p>\n

She admits her first days in Kaohsiung \u2013 the second largest city in Chinese Taiwan \u2013 were challenging. \u201cAt the beginning, it was quite hard for me to adapt to the lifestyle there. While I can speak Mandarin fluently, there are cultural differences,\u201d Vicky says.<\/p>\n

She adds: \u201cLuckily, I met some students from Macao who were full-time students at that university; so they helped me understand the differences between Macao\u2019s culture and Chinese Taiwan\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baking a future<\/strong><\/p>\n

The IFT student says she opted to go to the Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism as an exchange student in order to experience a different way of learning about culinary arts. \u201cThat school already has a long experience \u2013 over 20 years \u2013 in teaching culinary courses,\u201d Vicky explains, additionally praising the institution\u2019s equipment and facilities.<\/p>\n

Another reason for going to Kaohsiung was the opportunity to attend a programme focused on baking.<\/p>\n

\u201cI specially love desserts, so I went to the Baking Technology and Management Bachelor Degree Programme, as it specialises in baking and dessert decoration techniques. I attended a lot of practicum sessions while I was there,\u201d Vicky says.<\/p>\n

She adds: \u201cThat school is very focused on detail. You have to perform each step in a very detail-orientated way. It was quite good to have this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Macao-born IFT student says the semester in Chinese Taiwan was a \u201cpositive\u201d experience. She advises fellow students in the Culinary Arts Management programme to do the same: go out on exchange programmes and taste more of the world.<\/p>\n

Vicky says she also built new friendships in Kaohsiung. \u201cI met an interesting group of people, with a huge passion for pastry, like me. Working with them was a very nice experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her time as an exchange student led to one change that family and friends will easily notice: her tiramisu is now tastier, she says with a laugh. The new, improved recipe was learned at Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism: perfect technique, high quality ingredients and\u2026 \u201clots of mascarpone cheese,\u201d she says, laughing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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