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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Herbaceous plant that can be partially or wholly eaten; has little or no woody tissue






2. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






3. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






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






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






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






7. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


8. 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






9. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






10. Middle eastern eggplant dip






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






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






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






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






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






16. Substance that gives a food its color






17. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






18. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






21. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






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






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






24. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






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






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






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






28. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






31. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






32. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






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