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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


2. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






3. Fleshly root or stem of a plant - such as a potato - that is able to grow into a new plant






4. Chemical reaction that causes certain fruits to turn dark once the inside flesh is exposed to air






5. Middle eastern eggplant dip






6. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






7. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






8. Vegetable that has a single root that extends into the ground and provides nutrients to the part of the plant that exists above ground






9. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






10. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






11. Herbaceous plant that can be partially or wholly eaten; has little or no woody tissue






12. Vegetables the develop from the ovary of a flowering plant and contain one or more seeds






13. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






14. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






15. Vegetable with broad leaves that range from dark green to pale green






16. Substance that gives a food its color






17. Fruit with a natural growing season taking place in the winter months






18. Fruit with a natural growing season taking place during the summer months






19. Enzyme in some fruits that causes cut fruit to turn brown once inside flesh is exposed to air






20. Vegetable sauce made from a puree of vegetables or fruit that can be served hot or cold






21. Vegetable in which the flower and the attached stem of the plant are eaten






22. Large groups of plants ranging from single-celled organisms to giant mushrooms






23. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






24. Grading standards developed for fresh and canned fruits and vegetables by the USDA






25. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






26. Finish in which a small amount of honey - sugar - or maple syrup is added to the vegetable - coating it and giving it a sheen as it heats






27. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






28. Orange - yellow - red-orange - or red pigment in vegetables and fruits






29. Type of peach with flesh that separates easily from pit






30. Fruit that has a central pit enclosing a single seed - such as cherry - peach - apricot






31. Vegetable in which seed - and / or pod of the plant is eaten






32. Organ that develops from the ovary of a flowering plant and contains one or more seeds






33. Technique that involves growing vegetables in nutrient-enriched water rather than in soil