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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. Chives are an example of an herb or a spice?
What is texture
Ethylene
What does porous mean
Herb
2. Is one of the five tastes
Umami
16 ounces
What is a poached egg
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
3. A salt most preferred by chefs because it contains no additives
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Kosher salt
Poaching
Herb
4. A type of salt produced by evaporating seawater
What is MSG
Sea salt
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
2 cups
5. The chemical name for table salt is;
1 tablespoon
2 cups
Sodium chloride
Garnish
6. Name 4 Moist heat cooking methods
Weigh
Umami
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
7. The type of gas given off by certain types of fruits during the ripening process is called:
Stromboli
Ethylene
Mirepoix
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
8. The pepper that comes from the dried unripe berries of the pepper vine
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Black pepper
8 oz
Brown and white have the same value
9. Cinnamon is an example of an herb or a spice?
Umami
Spice
Ethylene
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
10. 1 pound is equal to:
Parcooking
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
16 ounces
Black pepper
11. The shell of an egg has holes that allows it to 'breathe' in air
Cake flour
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
To use to un stick pasta
What does porous mean
12. Ginger is an example of an herb or a spice?
Quick breads
Herb
Saute
Spice
13. A process of cooking part way - not to completion - to speed up service at a restaurant
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Parcooking
Cream
Spices
14. Decorative - edible accompaniment for sandwiches on plates
Garnish
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Sodium chloride
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
15. What are the 3 grades of eggs?
A -AA -B
Herb
What is a crepe
4 quarts
16. Another name for hero sandwiches
New Orleans - Louisiana
Hoagies
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Herb
17. Another name for a finger sandwich
tea sandwich
Saute
Weigh
What is a crepe
18. To combine two foods together until smooth and creamy
Herb
Cream
Chemical leavening agent
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
19. Basil would be an example of an herb or a spice?
Umami
Herb
Bouquet Garni
Boiling
20. The best time to pasta to the water is when:
2 cups
The water is at a slow simmer
Steaming
Spice
21. To cook quickly in a small amount of fat is to:
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Mincing
Saute
In the coldest part of the fridge
22. When should you flip pancakes during cooking?
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Quiche
Spice
23. A moist heat method is which food cooked just long enough to cook the outer layer
Blanching
2 cups
Garnish
Umami
24. Another name for a french pancake
What is a crepe
Herb
tea sandwich
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
25. Which should add to the pasta for best results during cooking? Oil or Salt?
Salt
tea sandwich
Herb
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
26. The man credited with inventing the sandwich
Garnish
Quiche
To use to un stick pasta
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
27. 3 tsp is equal to:
To use to un stick pasta
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Umami
1 tablespoon
28. When making muffins and filling the pans - fill the pan about:
Quick breads
tea sandwich
2/3 of the way full
Panini
29. To let food stand in a seasoned mixture to enhance flavor and tenderize is called:
Marinating
Kosher salt
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
2 pints
30. What are the five senses that contribute to how we taste food?
Mirepoix
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Blanching
tea sandwich
31. The Cuban version a pressed sandwich
Cubano
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Black pepper
What is a crepe
32. When draining pasta - the reason to reserve a cup of cooking water is to:
Blanching
Poaching
Monte Cristo
To use to un stick pasta
33. Seasonings that come from the bud - bark - roots - stalks and fruits of plants
Spices
2 cups
16 ounces
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
34. When can you use an egg with a crack in it from the carton?
Quiche
Cake flour
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
35. A moist heat cooking method for vegetables when you are most concerned with preserving the nutrients
What is a crepe
Steaming
Marinating
Ethylene
36. 1 quart is equal to:
2 pints
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Ethylene
Quiche
37. The main attraction of the sandwich
Weigh
What is a poached egg
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
The filling
38. Examples of spreads for sandwiches
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Kosher salt
tea sandwich
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
39. A combination of aromatic vegetables used to season dishes is called:
What does porous mean
Mirepoix
Spice
Brown and white have the same value
40. What is the smallest grade of egg?
New Orleans - Louisiana
2 pints
Peewee
Blanching
41. 1 pint is equal to :
Mirepoix
tea sandwich
Cake flour
2 cups
42. A combination of aromatic herbs and vegetables tied together in pot during cooking is called:
What does porous mean
Salt
Panini
Bouquet Garni
43. The term 'al dente' refers to
Hoagies
2/3 of the way full
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
4 quarts
44. For best accuracy in baking - it recommended to weigh or scoop measure ingredients?
Parcooking
Weigh
What does porous mean
Salt
45. A delicate type of flour that has less protein in it for softer baked goods is:
4 quarts
Saute
Cake flour
Garnish
46. Parsley is an example of an herb or a spice?
Peewee
8 oz
Herb
Panini
47. 1 gallon is equal to:
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
4 quarts
Cubano
48. What type of egg is cooked in simmering water?
Ethylene
What is a crepe
What is a poached egg
Saute
49. Examples of thickeners used in baking can include:
Sea salt
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
50. Seasonings that come from the leaves and stems of plants
Herbs
Black pepper
Herb
Herb