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Introduction To Culinary Arts
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Subject
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cooking
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cinnamon is an example of an herb or a spice?
Spice
Chemical leavening agent
Monte Cristo
2 cups
2. Another name for hero sandwiches
Garnish
Peewee
Herb
Hoagies
3. The leavening agent used in quick breads is a:
Chemical leavening agent
Brown and white have the same value
8 oz
4 quarts
4. The main attraction of the sandwich
Sodium chloride
The filling
Salt
Easy
5. Basil would be an example of an herb or a spice?
tea sandwich
Ethylene
Herb
Black pepper
6. 1 quart is equal to:
What is a crepe
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
2 pints
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
7. Seasonings that come from the bud - bark - roots - stalks and fruits of plants
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
Peewee
To use to un stick pasta
Spices
8. Another name for a finger sandwich
Blanching
A -AA -B
tea sandwich
What is texture
9. A ham and cheese sandwich dipped in egg batter - fried and served with jelly is called a:
A -AA -B
Parcooking
Monte Cristo
tea sandwich
10. To combine two foods together until smooth and creamy
Cream
Panini
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Stromboli
11. 1 cup is equal to:
8 oz
4 quarts
tea sandwich
Salt
12. The way a food feels when we bite into - touch it or cut it
Weigh
8 oz
Panini
What is texture
13. To cut into pieces less than 1/8 of an inch is called:
Mincing
Garnish
Peewee
To use to un stick pasta
14. Is one of the five tastes
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
8 oz
Black pepper
Umami
15. A salt most preferred by chefs because it contains no additives
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Bouquet Garni
Spice
Kosher salt
16. What are the 3 grades of eggs?
What is a crepe
Stromboli
A -AA -B
Herbs
17. 16 oz is equal to:
2 cups
Black pepper
Kosher salt
Spice
18. The Cuban version a pressed sandwich
Blanching
8 oz
Poaching
Cubano
19. A moist heat cooking method for foods like fish and chicken breasts
Weigh
Spice
The filling
Poaching
20. When should you flip pancakes during cooking?
White pepper
Boiling
Herb
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
21. To cook quickly in a small amount of fat is to:
Saute
Hoagies
Herb
What is a poached egg
22. Muffin - biscuits - pancakes and waffles are examples of:
Stromboli
Herbs
Easy
Quick breads
23. The man credited with inventing the sandwich
Herbs
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
24. To cook in a liquid where bubbles rise and break at the surface is called:
Boiling
Bouquet Garni
What is texture
Black pepper
25. 3 tsp is equal to:
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
1 tablespoon
The filling
26. 1 pint is equal to :
Cream
Spice
2 cups
Ethylene
27. Seasonings that come from the leaves and stems of plants
2 cups
Saute
Quick breads
Herbs
28. The type of gas given off by certain types of fruits during the ripening process is called:
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Ethylene
Boiling
Herb
29. A baked egg dish is called this:
Quiche
Parcooking
To use to un stick pasta
2 cups
30. Not a salt but contains salt like qualities with a protein like flavor
2 cups
What is MSG
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
31. Decorative - edible accompaniment for sandwiches on plates
Quiche
Garnish
What is a poached egg
White pepper
32. How long should scrambled eggs be cooked?
The water is at a slow simmer
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
Ethylene
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
33. The best time to pasta to the water is when:
The water is at a slow simmer
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
In the coldest part of the fridge
Chemical leavening agent
34. 1 pound is equal to:
16 ounces
Hoagies
Panini
Mirepoix
35. The Italian version of a pressed sandwich
Sodium chloride
New Orleans - Louisiana
Cake flour
Panini
36. Which should add to the pasta for best results during cooking? Oil or Salt?
2 cups
Salt
New Orleans - Louisiana
What is a crepe
37. The term 'al dente' refers to
What is a crepe
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
2/3 of the way full
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
38. A type of salt produced by evaporating seawater
Sea salt
Saute
Herb
Spices
39. What is the smallest grade of egg?
Herb
What is a poached egg
Steaming
Peewee
40. Parsley is an example of an herb or a spice?
Brown and white have the same value
Mincing
Chemical leavening agent
Herb
41. A delicate type of flour that has less protein in it for softer baked goods is:
Saute
Cream
2 cups
Cake flour
42. Name 4 Moist heat cooking methods
Quiche
Salt
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
Umami
43. When draining pasta - the reason to reserve a cup of cooking water is to:
To use to un stick pasta
What is texture
2 pints
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
44. Po'boys came from which state and famous city
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
New Orleans - Louisiana
Spice
45. Another name for a french pancake
What is a crepe
Herbs
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
Salt
46. What type of egg is cooked in simmering water?
What is a poached egg
Cubano
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
Steaming
47. For best accuracy in baking - it recommended to weigh or scoop measure ingredients?
What is texture
Hoagies
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Weigh
48. The pepper that comes from ripe pepper berries after they have been dried and the husk has been removed
A -AA -B
Panini
The water is at a slow simmer
White pepper
49. The best place to store eggs
In the coldest part of the fridge
Quiche
Easy
Peewee
50. Examples of thickeners used in baking can include:
2/3 of the way full
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Weigh
Cream