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Quality ingredients, extensive preparation, beautiful presentation, gourmet food is considered the best of the best. More than just the average meal, it is exclusive around the world.

Food is a passion of millions of people around the world. Most people you speak to will tell you to a varying degree how much they love food. It’s the basis of our survival, and it’s one of the few survival basics that we can actually enjoy, rather than just consume. Over the centuries, humans have made the most of this basic need, developing techniques to prepare food in ever more pleasing ways. The art of cooking for some is a career, or even an obsession.

There’s a big difference between a cook and a gourmet cook. A person who cooks average, readily available food simply for consumption could be considered a cook. On the other hand, someone who goes to great length to prepare unique, high quality foods in a visually appealing way is considered a gourmet. Gourmet recipe is worldwide considered the best, and almost always is reserved for the very rich. The reason is that gourmet foods require a great deal of skill to prepare. Only gourmet chefs understand the art of gourmet delicacy preparation. High quality ingredients are also part of the gourmet food requirements. Rare ingredients from exotic locations are part of the reason for the high price.

People usually perceive gourmet recipes as a status symbol. The high price tag and effort that goes into presentation make it a sign of quality. When people want to celebrate a special occasion or make an impression gourmet food says they want to share the best. It is associated with fine dining, so a gourmet restaurant often has a dress code that requires everyone in attendance to maintain a certain standard of class.

Becoming a gourmet cook is seen as the highest level of culinary experience. Gourmet chefs go through rigorous training to learn skills required to prepare gourmet meals. They must learn the art of recognizing quality ingredients. With thousands of unique gourmet foods, they have to learn how different foods can mix together, and learn to recognize them by taste to effectively combine foods for appetizing dishes. Gourmet chefs also have to learn how to prepare foods to perfection. Proper preparation is crucial to cooking successful gourmet food. One of the key requirements of gourmet food is presentation. Perhaps one of the most important talents of a gourmet chef is presenting their dishes in a creative and attractive way. Many believe this is not so much a skill as a talent. To succeed as a gourmet chef, mastery of ingredients, preparation, cooking to perfection, and presenting a visually appealing dish is crucial.

Food is more than just a survival need. There are millions of possibilities for appetizing dishes. Gourmet recipes take food to optimum quality and beauty. Gourmet food is perceived to be the best quality, attracting high prices and a superior reputation. The art of preparing gourmet food takes a great deal of training and not a little talent. Gourmet food is considered a symbol of status, typically reserved for the very rich or special occasions. If you want to treat yourself to the best of a basic survival need, give gourmet food a try.

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*Our essays are 2-3 pages. I do NOT think that’s enough to write out what needs to be said. We have 5-7 chapters of Am. Hist. (which I’m pretty good in) and we’re supposed to read a decent sized book. 2-3 pages?? Yeahh right