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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Vegetable that has a single root that extends into the ground and provides nutrients to the part of the plant that exists above ground






2. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






3. Substance that gives a food its color






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






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






6. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






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






8. Middle eastern eggplant dip






9. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


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






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






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






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






14. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






22. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






23. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






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






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






26. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






29. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






30. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






31. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






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






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