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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Substance that gives a food its color






2. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






3. Fruit with a natural growing season taking place in the winter months






4. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


5. Vegetable that has a single root that extends into the ground and provides nutrients to the part of the plant that exists above ground






6. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






7. Organ that develops from the ovary of a flowering plant and contains one or more seeds






8. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






9. Large groups of plants ranging from single-celled organisms to giant mushrooms






10. Vegetable sauce made from a puree of vegetables or fruit that can be served hot or cold






11. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






12. Fruit with a natural growing season taking place during the summer months






13. Vegetable in which the flower and the attached stem of the plant are eaten






14. Finish in which a small amount of honey - sugar - or maple syrup is added to the vegetable - coating it and giving it a sheen as it heats






15. Vegetables the develop from the ovary of a flowering plant and contain one or more seeds






16. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






17. Vegetable with broad leaves that range from dark green to pale green






18. Type of peach with flesh that separates easily from pit






19. Technique that involves growing vegetables in nutrient-enriched water rather than in soil






20. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






21. Middle eastern eggplant dip






22. Orange - yellow - red-orange - or red pigment in vegetables and fruits






23. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






24. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






25. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






26. Enzyme in some fruits that causes cut fruit to turn brown once inside flesh is exposed to air






27. Vegetable in which seed - and / or pod of the plant is eaten






28. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






29. Chemical reaction that causes certain fruits to turn dark once the inside flesh is exposed to air






30. Herbaceous plant that can be partially or wholly eaten; has little or no woody tissue






31. Fleshly root or stem of a plant - such as a potato - that is able to grow into a new plant






32. Grading standards developed for fresh and canned fruits and vegetables by the USDA






33. Fruit that has a central pit enclosing a single seed - such as cherry - peach - apricot