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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. Muffin - biscuits - pancakes and waffles are examples of:
Monte Cristo
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Quick breads
2/3 of the way full
2. The type of gas given off by certain types of fruits during the ripening process is called:
What is a crepe
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
Ethylene
3. The pepper that comes from ripe pepper berries after they have been dried and the husk has been removed
Mincing
White pepper
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
tea sandwich
4. To cook in a liquid where bubbles rise and break at the surface is called:
What is MSG
Boiling
Cubano
Sea salt
5. A combination of aromatic herbs and vegetables tied together in pot during cooking is called:
Bouquet Garni
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
1 tablespoon
6. The pepper that comes from the dried unripe berries of the pepper vine
Herb
Black pepper
Herb
Salt
7. A combination of aromatic vegetables used to season dishes is called:
Mincing
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Mirepoix
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
8. Another name for hero sandwiches
Peewee
Hoagies
Cake flour
Cubano
9. Chives are an example of an herb or a spice?
Honey - molasses - and corn syrup
Herb
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Parcooking
10. 1 pound is equal to:
New Orleans - Louisiana
Weigh
Peewee
16 ounces
11. For best accuracy in baking - it recommended to weigh or scoop measure ingredients?
Weigh
Mirepoix
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
Boiling
12. Cinnamon is an example of an herb or a spice?
Boiling
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
Cake flour
Spice
13. Not a salt but contains salt like qualities with a protein like flavor
What is MSG
Arrowroot - cornstarch and pectin
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
Ethylene
14. A ham and cheese sandwich dipped in egg batter - fried and served with jelly is called a:
1 tablespoon
Monte Cristo
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
What is texture
15. The main attraction of the sandwich
Chemical leavening agent
Cook just to the point of being smooth and creamy
The filling
To use to un stick pasta
16. Parsley is an example of an herb or a spice?
Saute
Umami
Herb
What does porous mean
17. The man credited with inventing the sandwich
Herb
The Earl of sandwich - John Montague
2/3 of the way full
tea sandwich
18. When draining pasta - the reason to reserve a cup of cooking water is to:
Sodium chloride
Black pepper
White pepper
To use to un stick pasta
19. What are the 3 grades of eggs?
Blanching
2/3 of the way full
Marinating
A -AA -B
20. 1 quart is equal to:
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
2 pints
tea sandwich
2/3 of the way full
21. For best results when using fresh pastas
Weigh
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
What is a crepe
Marinating
22. A delicate type of flour that has less protein in it for softer baked goods is:
2/3 of the way full
1 tablespoon
Herb
Cake flour
23. When can you use an egg with a crack in it from the carton?
The water is at a slow simmer
Monte Cristo
Chemical leavening agent
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
24. Examples of spreads for sandwiches
Stromboli
What does porous mean
Spice
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
25. A salt most preferred by chefs because it contains no additives
Kosher salt
Sodium chloride
Mincing
8 oz
26. A sandwich made from a rolled pizza crust and fillings and baked is called what:
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
White pepper
Stromboli
Weigh
27. When making muffins and filling the pans - fill the pan about:
2/3 of the way full
In the coldest part of the fridge
8 oz
16 ounces
28. Ginger is an example of an herb or a spice?
16 ounces
Blanching
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
Spice
29. What are the five senses that contribute to how we taste food?
Parcooking
tea sandwich
Kosher salt
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
30. Which should add to the pasta for best results during cooking? Oil or Salt?
The filling
Herb
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Salt
31. A moist heat method is which food cooked just long enough to cook the outer layer
White pepper
Blanching
4 quarts
They should be tightly wrapped and used with 2-3 days
32. Which color eggs are the most nutritional?
Parcooking
Brown and white have the same value
Ethylene
Umami
33. The best time to pasta to the water is when:
Parcooking
The water is at a slow simmer
To use to un stick pasta
Herb
34. The way a food feels when we bite into - touch it or cut it
To use to un stick pasta
Bouquet Garni
What is texture
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
35. Another name for a finger sandwich
tea sandwich
Steaming - Poaching - Boiling - Stewing
8 oz
What is texture
36. The Cuban version a pressed sandwich
In the coldest part of the fridge
Cubano
What is a poached egg
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
37. The shell of an egg has holes that allows it to 'breathe' in air
Easy
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
What does porous mean
Chemical leavening agent
38. 1 pint is equal to :
2 cups
Cake flour
Black pepper
tea sandwich
39. To let food stand in a seasoned mixture to enhance flavor and tenderize is called:
To use to un stick pasta
Panini
What is MSG
Marinating
40. Seasonings that come from the bud - bark - roots - stalks and fruits of plants
Saute
4 quarts
Mirepoix
Spices
41. Another name for a french pancake
What is a crepe
your should never use an egg with a previously cracked shell
Peewee
Black pepper
42. 1 gallon is equal to:
4 quarts
Panini
sight - smell - touch - hear - taste
Poaching
43. Po'boys came from which state and famous city
New Orleans - Louisiana
What is a crepe
1 tablespoon
Garnish
44. What type of egg is cooked in simmering water?
Peewee
Spice
Herb
What is a poached egg
45. Basil would be an example of an herb or a spice?
Weigh
Spice
Herb
2 cups
46. The best place to store eggs
In the coldest part of the fridge
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
Sea salt
A -AA -B
47. When should you flip pancakes during cooking?
Easy
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
1 tablespoon
Rock salt - table salt - kosher salt - sea salt
48. A baked egg dish is called this:
Butter - Mayo - vegetable spreads
White pepper
Peewee
Quiche
49. The term 'al dente' refers to
2 cups
to the tooth - meaning slightly chewy
When bubbles rise and break at the surface
1 tablespoon
50. The Italian version of a pressed sandwich
4 quarts
Panini
2/3 of the way full
Brown and white have the same value