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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fleshly root or stem of a plant - such as a potato - that is able to grow into a new plant






2. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






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






4. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






6. 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






7. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






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






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






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






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






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






13. Substance that gives a food its color






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






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






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






17. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






18. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






20. Middle eastern eggplant dip






21. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






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






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






24. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






25. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






26. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






27. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






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






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






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






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






32. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


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