A Study on Cooking Skills of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Students: The Case of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Cooking skills of chefs depends on knowledge about cooking process, confidence related with the training or experience and basic
safety rules that should be followed during the preparation and cooking process. In this context the basic cooking skills of the
gastronomy students in universities have been investigated. A questionnaire, has been designed based on the main areas known to be
affected by cooking skills programs. The data has been gathered from 339 students from the gastronomy departments of universities
in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) by using convenience sampling method. The aim is to reveal whether there is
relationship between the demographics and cooking skills. It is popular strategy for promoting healthy eating in studies aimed at
improving cooking skills. In order to analyse the data, t-test and ANOVA variance tests have been used. The results show that only
class level that the students attend at the universities are affecting the cooking skills and there is relation between demographics and
basic safety rules that students have
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