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Cooking Vegetables And Fruits

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Method used to process food into a smooth pulp






2. Natural agent in fruits that causes them to ripen






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. French term for raw vegetables served as relish


10. Substance that gives a food its color






11. Natural form of sugar found in fruit and vegetable






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






13. Colorless or white pigment in vegetables and fruits






14. 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






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






16. Middle eastern eggplant dip






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






18. Vegetable in which the fibrous plant stem is eaten






19. Red or purple pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






22. Fruit that originates in tropical locations






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






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






25. Japanese breaded and deep-fried vegetable






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






27. Type of peach whose flesh sticks to the pit






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






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






30. Green pigment in vegetables and fruits






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






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






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