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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






3. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






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






5. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






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






7. Substance that gives a food its color






8. Middle eastern eggplant dip






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






10. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






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






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






18. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






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






22. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






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






26. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


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






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






29. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






30. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






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






32. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






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