Day 5: In which I learn that truffle oil smells like lighter fluid

We had a 50-item quiz on HACCP, food safety and nutrition. The quiz, if you remember, makes up 5% of our total grade. I think I did decently - not perfect, but fairly high.

After the quiz, Chef Vic lectured on how to identify different types of dairy products, vegetables and fruits. He was brimming with tips on the ideal ways to use each foodstuff. He showed us a small vial of truffle oil, which interestingly, smelled like butane, and joked that the oil was fantastic with gruel (he might have meant it as a joke, but the blending of gourmet ingredients and street food is always interesting).

Tomorrow, we are going to continue with the rest of our product identification module by getting a first hand look (and smell and taste) at some herbs and spices. I am also looking forward to
Friday's visit to Santi's, where the class is going to pick out some cheeses and a bottle of wine. That would be the perfect way to celebrate - or drown our sorrows - completion of our midterms.