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Introduction To Culinary Arts
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cooking
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1. 3 tsp is equal to:
Cubano
8 oz
What is a poached egg
1 tablespoon
2. When should you flip pancakes during cooking?
The water is at a slow simmer
Monte Cristo
Poaching
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
3. The pepper that comes from ripe pepper berries after they have been dried and the husk has been removed
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Spice
White pepper
4. Is one of the five tastes
Umami
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Blanching
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
5. Name 4 Moist heat cooking methods
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Stromboli
Spice
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
6. What type of egg is cooked in simmering water?
What is a poached egg
2 pints
Peewee
Herbs
7. The way a food feels when we bite into - touch it or cut it
Spice
What is texture
Kosher salt
Panini
8. What are the 3 grades of eggs?
Poaching
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
A -AA -B
2 cups
9. For best accuracy in baking - it recommended to weigh or scoop measure ingredients?
Umami
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
Easy
Weigh
10. Examples of thickeners used in baking can include:
Easy
Chemical leavening agent
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
11. Muffin - biscuits - pancakes and waffles are examples of:
Quick breads
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
What is a poached egg
Cake flour
12. A combination of aromatic vegetables used to season dishes is called:
Blanching
Garnish
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Mirepoix
13. Which color eggs are the most nutritional?
Brown and white have the same value
A -AA -B
Cake flour
Umami
14. When draining pasta - the reason to reserve a cup of cooking water is to:
The water is at a slow simmer
Sea salt
In the coldest part of the fridge
To use to un stick pasta
15. Ginger is an example of an herb or a spice?
What is a crepe
Black pepper
Herb
Spice
16. Another name for a finger sandwich
tea sandwich
Spice
Blanching
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
17. The Italian version of a pressed sandwich
4 quarts
Sea salt
The water is at a slow simmer
Panini
18. The man credited with inventing the sandwich
Cubano
What is texture
What is MSG
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
19. Examples of spreads for sandwiches
Stromboli
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Weigh
What is a poached egg
20. Examples of common baking sweeteners other than sugar can include:
Saute
Easy
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Boiling
21. How long should scrambled eggs be cooked?
Herb
The filling
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
2 cups
22. For best results when using fresh pastas
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
To use to un stick pasta
Cake flour
Herb
23. 1 gallon is equal to:
Herb
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
A -AA -B
4 quarts
24. A process of cooking part way - not to completion - to speed up service at a restaurant
Parcooking
In the coldest part of the fridge
Spices
Herb
25. Which should add to the pasta for best results during cooking? Oil or Salt?
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Parcooking
Salt
Blanching
26. A combination of aromatic herbs and vegetables tied together in pot during cooking is called:
Mirepoix
Bouquet Garni
Weigh
Steaming
27. A salt most preferred by chefs because it contains no additives
Panini
Kosher salt
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Quiche
28. A sandwich made from a rolled pizza crust and fillings and baked is called what:
Saute
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
8 oz
Stromboli
29. What is the smallest grade of egg?
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
2 cups
Peewee
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
30. A delicate type of flour that has less protein in it for softer baked goods is:
Spices
Bouquet Garni
Cake flour
What is texture
31. A ham and cheese sandwich dipped in egg batter - fried and served with jelly is called a:
What is a poached egg
2 cups
Monte Cristo
2 pints
32. Another name for a french pancake
2 cups
Herb
What is a crepe
4 quarts
33. A fried egg with a partially set yolk is considered:
Easy
Quiche
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Ethylene
34. The Cuban version a pressed sandwich
Cubano
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Easy
Spice
35. 1 cup is equal to:
8 oz
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Peewee
White pepper
36. Parsley is an example of an herb or a spice?
White pepper
Herb
Black pepper
New Orleans - Louisiana
37. The term 'al dente' refers to
What is texture
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
Hoagies
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
38. A moist heat cooking method for foods like fish and chicken breasts
A -AA -B
Poaching
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
What is texture
39. To cut into pieces less than 1/8 of an inch is called:
Cream
Salt
Mincing
2 pints
40. Seasonings that come from the bud - bark - roots - stalks and fruits of plants
Spices
Herb
Sodium chloride
White pepper
41. What are the five senses that contribute to how we taste food?
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
Easy
Spice
42. To cook in a liquid where bubbles rise and break at the surface is called:
What is MSG
Easy
Umami
Boiling
43. Chives are an example of an herb or a spice?
Steaming
The water is at a slow simmer
Herb
Panini
44. Another name for hero sandwiches
Hoagies
What is a poached egg
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Sea salt
45. Seasonings that come from the leaves and stems of plants
Garnish
Herbs
White pepper
Mirepoix
46. The main attraction of the sandwich
Poaching
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
The filling
Panini
47. The best time to pasta to the water is when:
Herb
The water is at a slow simmer
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
Easy
48. When can you use an egg with a crack in it from the carton?
Spice
Spices
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
49. To let food stand in a seasoned mixture to enhance flavor and tenderize is called:
Easy
Marinating
Umami
2 cups
50. Basil would be an example of an herb or a spice?
Sodium chloride
Herb
Black pepper
Chemical leavening agent
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