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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A moist heat cooking method for foods like fish and chicken breasts
2/3 of the way full
Poaching
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Herb
2. The term 'al dente' refers to
4 quarts
Brown and white have the same value
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Steaming
3. The main attraction of the sandwich
What is a crepe
The filling
Chemical leavening agent
Mirepoix
4. Cinnamon is an example of an herb or a spice?
Marinating
Panini
Spice
Herb
5. How long should scrambled eggs be cooked?
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Cream
Herbs
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
6. A moist heat method is which food cooked just long enough to cook the outer layer
4 quarts
Cake flour
Blanching
The filling
7. Which should add to the pasta for best results during cooking? Oil or Salt?
Salt
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Boiling
White pepper
8. 1 gallon is equal to:
Herbs
Sodium chloride
16 ounces
4 quarts
9. What is the smallest grade of egg?
2 cups
Peewee
Cream
Poaching
10. What are the 3 grades of eggs?
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Parcooking
A -AA -B
Sodium chloride
11. 16 oz is equal to:
Hoagies
Ethylene
What is MSG
2 cups
12. Muffin - biscuits - pancakes and waffles are examples of:
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Quick breads
1 tablespoon
Herb
13. Seasonings that come from the leaves and stems of plants
Herbs
16 ounces
Hoagies
Marinating
14. Examples of spreads for sandwiches
Panini
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Ethylene
15. A fried egg with a partially set yolk is considered:
Easy
Black pepper
Blanching
2 cups
16. 3 tsp is equal to:
What does porous mean
Panini
Stromboli
1 tablespoon
17. A combination of aromatic vegetables used to season dishes is called:
Marinating
Cubano
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Mirepoix
18. The Italian version of a pressed sandwich
White pepper
What is MSG
Mirepoix
Panini
19. The pepper that comes from ripe pepper berries after they have been dried and the husk has been removed
8 oz
What is texture
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
White pepper
20. A moist heat cooking method for vegetables when you are most concerned with preserving the nutrients
Kosher salt
Stromboli
Steaming
Saute
21. A salt most preferred by chefs because it contains no additives
Garnish
Herb
Kosher salt
Peewee
22. When can you use an egg with a crack in it from the carton?
Monte Cristo
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Panini
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
23. The Cuban version a pressed sandwich
Cake flour
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Garnish
Cubano
24. Decorative - edible accompaniment for sandwiches on plates
Garnish
Saute
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
Black pepper
25. To cook in a liquid where bubbles rise and break at the surface is called:
Marinating
Boiling
Spices
To use to un stick pasta
26. Which color eggs are the most nutritional?
To use to un stick pasta
Brown and white have the same value
Cubano
Marinating
27. To let food stand in a seasoned mixture to enhance flavor and tenderize is called:
What is a poached egg
Hoagies
Marinating
Salt
28. For best results when using fresh pastas
Parcooking
8 oz
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
Herb
29. Another name for a french pancake
What is a crepe
Cream
Stromboli
16 ounces
30. A delicate type of flour that has less protein in it for softer baked goods is:
A -AA -B
Cake flour
Brown and white have the same value
Mirepoix
31. For best accuracy in baking - it recommended to weigh or scoop measure ingredients?
New Orleans - Louisiana
The water is at a slow simmer
2/3 of the way full
Weigh
32. Basil would be an example of an herb or a spice?
Black pepper
New Orleans - Louisiana
Herb
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
33. A ham and cheese sandwich dipped in egg batter - fried and served with jelly is called a:
Monte Cristo
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
The water is at a slow simmer
In the coldest part of the fridge
34. To cook quickly in a small amount of fat is to:
Saute
Mincing
Cream
2 pints
35. The best place to store eggs
What is MSG
Spices
In the coldest part of the fridge
Chemical leavening agent
36. 1 cup is equal to:
8 oz
Brown and white have the same value
Steaming
Kosher salt
37. A baked egg dish is called this:
Marinating
Chemical leavening agent
Quiche
What is a crepe
38. Examples of thickeners used in baking can include:
2 pints
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Easy
39. Examples of common baking sweeteners other than sugar can include:
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
4 quarts
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
40. A process of cooking part way - not to completion - to speed up service at a restaurant
Kosher salt
Parcooking
Bouquet Garni
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
41. The chemical name for table salt is;
Monte Cristo
Sodium chloride
Sea salt
The filling
42. The man credited with inventing the sandwich
8 oz
Easy
Kosher salt
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
43. A type of salt produced by evaporating seawater
Sea salt
Ethylene
Panini
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
44. Not a salt but contains salt like qualities with a protein like flavor
What is MSG
Panini
What is texture
Herb
45. What are the five senses that contribute to how we taste food?
2 pints
Herb
Easy
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
46. Another name for hero sandwiches
2 cups
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
Hoagies
Sea salt
47. 1 pound is equal to:
16 ounces
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
What is texture
Kosher salt
48. To cut into pieces less than 1/8 of an inch is called:
2 cups
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Mincing
What is texture
49. The way a food feels when we bite into - touch it or cut it
Brown and white have the same value
8 oz
Herb
What is texture
50. Chives are an example of an herb or a spice?
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
2 cups
Herb