Foundations of The Mother Sauces: Béchamel & Tomato
Core concepts, vocabulary and working environment for the mother sauces: béchamel & tomato.
Included with membership
Mai Studies Original · Core Culinary Foundation & Knife Skills
The Mother Sauces: Béchamel & Tomato
The Mother Sauces: Béchamel & Tomato is an original Mai Studies programme in core culinary foundation & knife skills. Over 4 weeks and roughly 20 guided hours you work through recorded classes, written notes, practical activities, knowledge checks and assessed tasks marked against a published rubric with an 80% pass mark. In this programme: Dairy and plant-based structural sauce bases. All material is written in-house. Mai Studies is independent: no official examination content, question bank, recording or branding from any certification body is reproduced, and completion leads to a Mai Studies completion certificate rather than a regulated or accredited qualification.
4 weeks 20 guided hours Beginner
Included with Mai Studies membership at no extra cost. Fee waivers are available through scholarships and open access.
What you will achieve
- Explain the core principles of the mother sauces: béchamel & tomato in plain language
- Apply the methods safely and correctly to realistic scenarios
- Produce a documented portfolio piece assessed against a published rubric
- Plan your next steps in the mother sauces: béchamel & tomato
Entry guidance
- — No prior experience needed
- — A computer and a reliable internet connection
Original Mai Studies learning material. This is a professional completion programme, not a regulated qualification or university accreditation.
Programme syllabus
3 applied modules
4h
Applied practice in The Mother Sauces: Béchamel & Tomato
Hands-on work that turns theory into a repeatable method for the mother sauces: béchamel & tomato.
Portfolio project, assessment and next steps
Produce assessed evidence of your capability and plan the study that follows this programme.