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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Herbaceous plant that can be partially or wholly eaten; has little or no woody tissue






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






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






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






5. Substance that gives a food its color






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






7. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






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






9. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






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






11. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






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






15. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






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






17. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






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






19. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






21. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


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






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






24. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






25. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






26. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






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






28. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






29. 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






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






31. Middle eastern eggplant dip






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






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