Restaurant menus have been shown to be important communicating and selling tools. In this online experimental study, we focused on the role of descriptive menus in influencing food choice and shaping customers’ perception of a traditional restaurant. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two menu conditions. In the intervention menu, five traditional dishes from the region of Alentejo (Portugal) were de...
O presente Relatório Final, com vista à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ensino de Música - Trompete, surge no âmbito da unidade curricular de Prática de Ensino Supervisionada e Relatório Final, cujo título é “Importância das Bandas Filarmónicas no ensino da música em Portugal: Estudo de Caso” e é constituído por quatro capítulos. Tem como objetivo analisar a importância das Bandas Filarmónicas no ensino da música...
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS. L AQUEOUS EXTRACT EFFECT ON DEGRADATION, HYDROLYSIS AND CASEIN PROFILE OF SERPA CHEESE ABSTRACT: The effect of Cynara cardunculus L. aqueous extracts (C1, C2, C3) was studied on Serpa PDO cheese proteolysis, during maturation (D1, D14, D35). Proteolysis was assessed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with urea and by Kjeldahl methods. A casein profile pattern was found, and results showed...
Which emotions are in cheese? - a study linking psychological aspects with sensory perception David Guedes1, Carla Simões2, Vlademir Silva2, Fernando Capela-Silva2, Cristina Pinheiro2, Raquel Lucas2, Sofia Tavares3, Elsa Lamy2 1Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. 2Universidade de Evora, Portugal. 3 Universidade de Evora, Portugal Abstract Food preferences play a major role in food choices and consequent dietary h...
Background/objectives: Oral sensorial perception is a key aspect in food choices and knowing the mechanisms modulating such perception is of major importance in the context of child obesity, which is reaching high rates in Mediterranean countries. Salivary proteome has been linked to taste sensitivity in adults. The aim of this study was to search for differences in salivary proteomes of children with different...
Traditional food is an important element of cultural heritage and is gaining interest as tourism attraction. Moreover, it is based on the use of regional products, valorising seasonality and making it of interest for local economy and sustainability. Alentejo cuisine is national and internationally recognized, but different opinions are frequently reported by consumers. To promote this type of gastronomy, it is...
Traditional food is an important element of cultural heritage and is gaining interest as tourism attraction. Moreover, it is based on the use of regional products, valorising seasonality and making it of interest for local economy and sustainability. Alentejo cuisine is national and internationally recognized, but different opinions are frequently reported by consumers. To promote this type of gastronomy, it is...