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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






2. Middle eastern eggplant dip






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






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






5. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






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






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






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






9. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






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






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






12. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






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






21. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






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






23. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






24. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






26. Substance that gives a food its color






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






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






29. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






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






31. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






32. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


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