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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. What are 4 basic types of salt?
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Boiling
What is texture
Garnish
2. 1 cup is equal to:
Stromboli
8 oz
Quick breads
White pepper
3. The Italian version of a pressed sandwich
Garnish
The water is at a slow simmer
Panini
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
4. The main attraction of the sandwich
Saute
Spices
The filling
In the coldest part of the fridge
5. When making muffins and filling the pans - fill the pan about:
A -AA -B
Peewee
2/3 of the way full
Chemical leavening agent
6. Seasonings that come from the bud - bark - roots - stalks and fruits of plants
Quick breads
The filling
Kosher salt
Spices
7. Chives are an example of an herb or a spice?
Blanching
Herb
Quick breads
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
8. A moist heat method is which food cooked just long enough to cook the outer layer
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Sea salt
Umami
Blanching
9. A salt most preferred by chefs because it contains no additives
Kosher salt
Bouquet Garni
Sea salt
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
10. 1 pound is equal to:
16 ounces
Bouquet Garni
Quiche
Brown and white have the same value
11. When should you flip pancakes during cooking?
Herb
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
What is a crepe
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
12. A sandwich made from a rolled pizza crust and fillings and baked is called what:
Quick breads
Peewee
Steaming
Stromboli
13. What is the smallest grade of egg?
Peewee
2 cups
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Parcooking
14. The pepper that comes from ripe pepper berries after they have been dried and the husk has been removed
Mirepoix
2/3 of the way full
White pepper
Brown and white have the same value
15. A ham and cheese sandwich dipped in egg batter - fried and served with jelly is called a:
1 tablespoon
Salt
Monte Cristo
The water is at a slow simmer
16. Ginger is an example of an herb or a spice?
Umami
Spice
Stromboli
Easy
17. Name 4 Moist heat cooking methods
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Easy
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
16 ounces
18. Is one of the five tastes
2 cups
Umami
Mincing
tea sandwich
19. Basil would be an example of an herb or a spice?
In the coldest part of the fridge
Herb
8 oz
Cream
20. The chemical name for table salt is;
Hoagies
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Kosher salt
Sodium chloride
21. A delicate type of flour that has less protein in it for softer baked goods is:
Sea salt
Cake flour
Ethylene
Mincing
22. To cook quickly in a small amount of fat is to:
Saute
Poaching
4 quarts
In the coldest part of the fridge
23. A type of salt produced by evaporating seawater
Bouquet Garni
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Sea salt
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
24. 1 quart is equal to:
Salt
Garnish
2 pints
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
25. What type of egg is cooked in simmering water?
Stromboli
What is a poached egg
Spice
Sea salt
26. The way a food feels when we bite into - touch it or cut it
Brown and white have the same value
What is texture
Spice
Blanching
27. The pepper that comes from the dried unripe berries of the pepper vine
What does porous mean
tea sandwich
Stromboli
Black pepper
28. Another name for a finger sandwich
Cake flour
Salt
What does porous mean
tea sandwich
29. Muffin - biscuits - pancakes and waffles are examples of:
Cubano
What does porous mean
Quick breads
Sea salt
30. The term 'al dente' refers to
Boiling
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Parcooking
To use to un stick pasta
31. What are the five senses that contribute to how we taste food?
Quick breads
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
What is MSG
What is a poached egg
32. Which color eggs are the most nutritional?
What is a poached egg
Chemical leavening agent
1 tablespoon
Brown and white have the same value
33. Another name for a french pancake
Sodium chloride
The filling
Kosher salt
What is a crepe
34. The Cuban version a pressed sandwich
Brown and white have the same value
Peewee
Salt
Cubano
35. To combine two foods together until smooth and creamy
Brown and white have the same value
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Cream
16 ounces
36. A baked egg dish is called this:
Herb
Quiche
Parcooking
The water is at a slow simmer
37. Which should add to the pasta for best results during cooking? Oil or Salt?
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Weigh
Salt
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
38. 3 tsp is equal to:
2/3 of the way full
What does porous mean
Hoagies
1 tablespoon
39. 16 oz is equal to:
Bouquet Garni
Easy
The water is at a slow simmer
2 cups
40. Examples of spreads for sandwiches
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
1 tablespoon
Parcooking
Mirepoix
41. A combination of aromatic vegetables used to season dishes is called:
A -AA -B
Mirepoix
Black pepper
Spice
42. A moist heat cooking method for vegetables when you are most concerned with preserving the nutrients
Steaming
Sodium chloride
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
Cake flour
43. 1 pint is equal to :
tea sandwich
Cake flour
2 cups
Spices
44. Examples of common baking sweeteners other than sugar can include:
Blanching
Quick breads
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Peewee
45. A combination of aromatic herbs and vegetables tied together in pot during cooking is called:
2 cups
Bouquet Garni
8 oz
Hoagies
46. Parsley is an example of an herb or a spice?
Bouquet Garni
Herb
Salt
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
47. When draining pasta - the reason to reserve a cup of cooking water is to:
Boiling
Herbs
To use to un stick pasta
Hoagies
48. Po'boys came from which state and famous city
Herb
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
2 cups
New Orleans - Louisiana
49. A fried egg with a partially set yolk is considered:
Easy
Mirepoix
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
What is MSG
50. The leavening agent used in quick breads is a:
Herb
Herb
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Chemical leavening agent