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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Vegetable in which the flower and the attached stem of the plant are eaten






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






3. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






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






12. Substance that gives a food its color






13. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






14. Middle eastern eggplant dip






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






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






17. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






18. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






19. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






22. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






28. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






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






30. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


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






32. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






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