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Introduction To Culinary Arts
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Subject
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cooking
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the five senses that contribute to how we taste food?
Garnish
4 quarts
In the coldest part of the fridge
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
2. Ginger is an example of an herb or a spice?
2 cups
16 ounces
4 quarts
Spice
3. To cook quickly in a small amount of fat is to:
What is texture
2 cups
2 cups
Saute
4. What type of egg is cooked in simmering water?
The water is at a slow simmer
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
What is a poached egg
Spice
5. The leavening agent used in quick breads is a:
Spice
Chemical leavening agent
Cubano
The water is at a slow simmer
6. A baked egg dish is called this:
Brown and white have the same value
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
Quiche
Cream
7. The main attraction of the sandwich
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
The filling
Peewee
Ethylene
8. 16 oz is equal to:
2 cups
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
9. Parsley is an example of an herb or a spice?
Herb
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
Spice
Bouquet Garni
10. A process of cooking part way - not to completion - to speed up service at a restaurant
Cubano
Parcooking
Herb
Sea salt
11. Examples of common baking sweeteners other than sugar can include:
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Kosher salt
What is MSG
12. 1 gallon is equal to:
2 cups
4 quarts
Herb
tea sandwich
13. When making muffins and filling the pans - fill the pan about:
2/3 of the way full
Monte Cristo
What does porous mean
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
14. Seasonings that come from the bud - bark - roots - stalks and fruits of plants
What does porous mean
Easy
2 pints
Spices
15. For best results when using fresh pastas
What does porous mean
Cubano
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
16. What are 4 basic types of salt?
Spices
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Saute
17. The type of gas given off by certain types of fruits during the ripening process is called:
White pepper
Umami
Spice
Ethylene
18. How long should scrambled eggs be cooked?
Bouquet Garni
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
tea sandwich
The filling
19. Name 4 Moist heat cooking methods
Umami
Stromboli
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
Mincing
20. The term 'al dente' refers to
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Cream
Monte Cristo
4 quarts
21. The pepper that comes from ripe pepper berries after they have been dried and the husk has been removed
White pepper
2 cups
Spices
Sea salt
22. A moist heat cooking method for vegetables when you are most concerned with preserving the nutrients
Herb
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Steaming
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
23. The way a food feels when we bite into - touch it or cut it
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
The filling
Spice
What is texture
24. Examples of thickeners used in baking can include:
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Herb
25. The chemical name for table salt is;
16 ounces
Sodium chloride
Herb
Chemical leavening agent
26. Cinnamon is an example of an herb or a spice?
Blanching
Spice
The filling
Parcooking
27. For best accuracy in baking - it recommended to weigh or scoop measure ingredients?
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Chemical leavening agent
Boiling
Weigh
28. What is the smallest grade of egg?
Peewee
tea sandwich
What is texture
Herbs
29. 3 tsp is equal to:
1 tablespoon
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Stromboli
Sea salt
30. Po'boys came from which state and famous city
1 tablespoon
New Orleans - Louisiana
2 cups
Spices
31. Seasonings that come from the leaves and stems of plants
To use to un stick pasta
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Mincing
Herbs
32. When can you use an egg with a crack in it from the carton?
Panini
Bouquet Garni
The water is at a slow simmer
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
33. Chives are an example of an herb or a spice?
Poaching
Steaming
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Herb
34. Not a salt but contains salt like qualities with a protein like flavor
Weigh
Cream
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
What is MSG
35. To cut into pieces less than 1/8 of an inch is called:
Spices
2 cups
Mincing
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
36. 1 quart is equal to:
Bouquet Garni
Mirepoix
2 pints
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
37. A combination of aromatic herbs and vegetables tied together in pot during cooking is called:
2 cups
8 oz
Bouquet Garni
Spices
38. Another name for a finger sandwich
tea sandwich
In the coldest part of the fridge
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
A -AA -B
39. Decorative - edible accompaniment for sandwiches on plates
Saute
What is a crepe
Garnish
Cubano
40. 1 cup is equal to:
White pepper
What is MSG
Bouquet Garni
8 oz
41. 1 pint is equal to :
Marinating
2 cups
The water is at a slow simmer
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
42. Basil would be an example of an herb or a spice?
What is texture
Herb
Quiche
Spice
43. Muffin - biscuits - pancakes and waffles are examples of:
Cream
Quick breads
Stromboli
Sodium chloride
44. A moist heat cooking method for foods like fish and chicken breasts
Panini
Poaching
Weigh
Quiche
45. A moist heat method is which food cooked just long enough to cook the outer layer
Blanching
Black pepper
Marinating
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
46. The best time to pasta to the water is when:
The water is at a slow simmer
8 oz
2/3 of the way full
Sea salt
47. The Italian version of a pressed sandwich
Panini
Quick breads
Weigh
Marinating
48. A ham and cheese sandwich dipped in egg batter - fried and served with jelly is called a:
Monte Cristo
Hoagies
2 cups
What is a poached egg
49. A type of salt produced by evaporating seawater
Sea salt
Parcooking
Bouquet Garni
Monte Cristo
50. Another name for a french pancake
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
What is a crepe
Cake flour
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague