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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. Po'boys came from which state and famous city
8 oz
New Orleans - Louisiana
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
What is texture
2. The shell of an egg has holes that allows it to 'breathe' in air
What is texture
Chemical leavening agent
What does porous mean
Herbs
3. A sandwich made from a rolled pizza crust and fillings and baked is called what:
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Stromboli
Parcooking
4. When draining pasta - the reason to reserve a cup of cooking water is to:
To use to un stick pasta
Chemical leavening agent
Cubano
Spice
5. Basil would be an example of an herb or a spice?
Herbs
Cubano
Poaching
Herb
6. The best time to pasta to the water is when:
Brown and white have the same value
The water is at a slow simmer
Spice
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
7. How long should scrambled eggs be cooked?
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
Garnish
Poaching
2 cups
8. When should you flip pancakes during cooking?
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
Blanching
16 ounces
Spices
9. A salt most preferred by chefs because it contains no additives
Kosher salt
Cake flour
Herbs
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
10. The chemical name for table salt is;
Chemical leavening agent
8 oz
Kosher salt
Sodium chloride
11. A moist heat cooking method for vegetables when you are most concerned with preserving the nutrients
Mirepoix
The water is at a slow simmer
Steaming
4 quarts
12. Examples of spreads for sandwiches
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Spice
Stromboli
13. Not a salt but contains salt like qualities with a protein like flavor
2 cups
What is MSG
Peewee
tea sandwich
14. A ham and cheese sandwich dipped in egg batter - fried and served with jelly is called a:
Herb
What is texture
Monte Cristo
2 cups
15. What is the smallest grade of egg?
Umami
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
Peewee
Weigh
16. A baked egg dish is called this:
Blanching
2/3 of the way full
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
Quiche
17. Which should add to the pasta for best results during cooking? Oil or Salt?
Steaming
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Salt
16 ounces
18. A combination of aromatic vegetables used to season dishes is called:
2 pints
The water is at a slow simmer
White pepper
Mirepoix
19. 1 quart is equal to:
Herb
2 pints
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
What is MSG
20. Ginger is an example of an herb or a spice?
Spice
Black pepper
Blanching
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
21. Cinnamon is an example of an herb or a spice?
Spice
2 cups
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Stromboli
22. The man credited with inventing the sandwich
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Sea salt
Monte Cristo
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
23. A fried egg with a partially set yolk is considered:
Easy
Stromboli
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Bouquet Garni
24. The pepper that comes from the dried unripe berries of the pepper vine
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Black pepper
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Cubano
25. To combine two foods together until smooth and creamy
Cream
2 pints
Spice
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
26. Is one of the five tastes
Spice
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Umami
27. Examples of common baking sweeteners other than sugar can include:
8 oz
2 cups
What is MSG
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
28. Decorative - edible accompaniment for sandwiches on plates
Mirepoix
Cubano
Bouquet Garni
Garnish
29. Seasonings that come from the leaves and stems of plants
Chemical leavening agent
Parcooking
Herbs
16 ounces
30. Parsley is an example of an herb or a spice?
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Panini
Easy
Herb
31. A moist heat method is which food cooked just long enough to cook the outer layer
Blanching
Saute
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Chemical leavening agent
32. Another name for a finger sandwich
tea sandwich
In the coldest part of the fridge
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
33. Which color eggs are the most nutritional?
The water is at a slow simmer
Brown and white have the same value
Weigh
Quiche
34. When making muffins and filling the pans - fill the pan about:
Easy
2/3 of the way full
Herb
Spice
35. The best place to store eggs
Blanching
Spice
Mirepoix
In the coldest part of the fridge
36. The pepper that comes from ripe pepper berries after they have been dried and the husk has been removed
White pepper
Spices
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Sea salt
37. Chives are an example of an herb or a spice?
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
1 tablespoon
Herb
Sea salt
38. Name 4 Moist heat cooking methods
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
Monte Cristo
Herb
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
39. Examples of thickeners used in baking can include:
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
To use to un stick pasta
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Stromboli
40. 3 tsp is equal to:
8 oz
Mincing
1 tablespoon
Herb
41. To cook quickly in a small amount of fat is to:
Quick breads
What does porous mean
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Saute
42. What are the 3 grades of eggs?
The water is at a slow simmer
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Black pepper
A -AA -B
43. What are 4 basic types of salt?
Salt
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
2 cups
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
44. 16 oz is equal to:
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
White pepper
2 cups
2/3 of the way full
45. A combination of aromatic herbs and vegetables tied together in pot during cooking is called:
What is a crepe
Bouquet Garni
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Quiche
46. The Cuban version a pressed sandwich
Mincing
Ethylene
Cubano
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
47. 1 pint is equal to :
Cream
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
2 cups
The water is at a slow simmer
48. What type of egg is cooked in simmering water?
What is a poached egg
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Spices
What is texture
49. Seasonings that come from the bud - bark - roots - stalks and fruits of plants
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Blanching
Spices
tea sandwich
50. The main attraction of the sandwich
The filling
What is texture
Cream
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup