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