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