Cul 2 Midterm

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Vegetables and Starches Chapters from the On Cooking Textbook
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Frage 1

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What temperature should most vegetables be stored at?
Antworten
  • 34-40 degrees F
  • 40-45 degrees F
  • 40-60 degrees F
  • room temperature

Frage 2

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Which of the following is not preserved by drying?
Antworten
  • tomatoes
  • beans
  • peppers
  • brussels sprouts

Frage 3

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How can you preserve the nutritional qualities of vegetables?
Antworten
  • by cooking them as quickly as possible
  • by cooking them in a small amount of liquid
  • by serving them with their cooking liquid
  • all of the above

Frage 4

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What is the color pigment responsible for the green in spinach, green beans, and broccoli?
Antworten
  • clorophyll
  • carotenoid
  • flavinoid
  • pH

Frage 5

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What is the difference between blanching and parboiling?
Antworten
  • the cooking liquid
  • the type of vegetable being prepared
  • the cooking time
  • the water temperature

Frage 6

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How should you prepare dried beans?
Antworten
  • rehydrate, then blanch them
  • bake them without rehydrating
  • rehydrate, then simmer them
  • rehydrate them in salted water

Frage 7

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Which of the following is actually a fruit?
Antworten
  • tomato
  • eggplant
  • chayote
  • tomato and eggplant
  • all of these

Frage 8

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When should fresh herbs and seasonings be added to sauteed vegetables?
Antworten
  • while the pan heats
  • when the vegetables are added
  • toward the end of cooking
  • any time

Frage 9

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Which of the following would be best for making french fries?
Antworten
  • new red potatoes
  • russet potatoes
  • sweet potatoes
  • chef potatoes

Frage 10

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What is the classic dish made from mashed or pureed potatoes blended with eggs and seasoned?
Antworten
  • duchesse
  • dauphine
  • rosti
  • lorette

Frage 11

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Which of the following is not produced from corn?
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  • grits
  • masa harina
  • polenta
  • couscous

Frage 12

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What type of rice will be firm, fluffy and separate when cooked?
Antworten
  • long-grain
  • medium-grain
  • short-grain
  • arborio

Frage 13

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What is the best method for determining the doneness of most grains?
Antworten
  • cooking time
  • internal temperature
  • tenderness
  • puffiness

Frage 14

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What is the best potato choice for pan frying?
Antworten
  • Yukon gold
  • white skinned
  • russet
  • sweet potato

Frage 15

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By what method are Lyonnaise potatoes cooked?
Antworten
  • tossing method
  • still-frying method
  • baking
  • deep-frying

Frage 16

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Yams and sweet potatoes are produced by the same plant.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 17

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Potatoes should not be refrigerated.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 18

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Grains, such as corn and rice, are actually the edible seeds of grass.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 19

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The correct ratio of water to rice is always 2 to 1.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 20

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Converted rice is more nutritious and less starchy that regular white rice.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 21

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Vegetables include the stems, leaves, roots, tubers, seeds and flowers of herbaceous plants.
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  • True
  • False

Frage 22

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Kohlrabi is a cross-breed of cabbage and turnip.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 23

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Avocados are available only from April through October.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 24

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The spice called pepper is not related to sweet of hot peppers.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 25

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Drying chiles makes their flavor stronger and more pungent.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 26

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Winter squash and summer squash differ by their season and the thickness of their skins.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 27

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Swiss chard is named after the country where it originated.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 28

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Mushrooms, which reproduce through spores, are not technically vegetables.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 29

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Celeriac is the root of the celery plant.
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  • True
  • False

Frage 30

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Vegetables readily leach vitamins and minerals into air and water.
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  • True
  • False

Frage 31

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The USDA requires grading of all fresh vegetables sold in the wholesale markets.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 32

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Irradiating vegetables destroys parasites, insects and bacteria without any nutrient loss.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 33

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In general, vegetables should be cooked as quickly as possible.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 34

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If red cabbage is cooked in water with an alkali, such as baking soda, it turns blue and mushy.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 35

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Microwaving is a form of steaming and is an appropriate way to cook vegetables.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 36

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All new potatoes are red skinned.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 37

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Sweet potatoes are a variety of potatoes.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 38

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Potato size is not an indication of quality.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 39

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A baked potato should be wrapped in foil before cooking.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 40

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Rice comes from a variety of grass.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 41

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Converted rice cooks more slowly and retains more nutrients than regular milled white rice.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 42

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The difference between the risotto and pilaf method is that in the risotto method, the liquid is added gradually.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 43

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Both Asian and Italian noodles are cooked in boiling water until al dente.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 44

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Dried, but not fresh, pasta can be par-cooked ahead of service.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 45

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Yams and sweet potatoes are produced by the same plant.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 46

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Both bulgar and couscous are made from wheat kernals.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 47

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Lasagna, fettuccine and penne are all tube-shaped pastas.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 48

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The flour for making pasta can be from a variety of grains, including buckwheat and rice.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 49

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All pastas, whether Italian or Asian, are cooked by boiling.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 50

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Macaroni is a term used for any dried pasta made with wheat flour.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 51

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Unlike Italian-style pasta, virtually all Asian noodles are made into thick and thin ribbons.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 52

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What are the tiny seeds native to the South American Andes that can be cooked the same way as rice[blank_start]?[blank_end]
Antworten
  • Quinoa

Frage 53

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What is the grain that is actually a fruit whose kernals are known as groats and that is often ground into flour? [blank_start]Wheat Berry[blank_end]
Antworten
  • Wheat Berry

Frage 54

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What is Italian dried pasta made from?
Antworten
  • Durum wheat
  • rice flour
  • whole wheat
  • buckwheat

Frage 55

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What is the only reliable way to test pasta for doneness?
Antworten
  • follow the package instructions
  • bite into a piece
  • time it for 10-12 minutes
  • throw is against the wall

Frage 56

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The oblong shaped heirloom tuber is called a [blank_start]fingerling[blank_end].
Antworten
  • fingerling

Frage 57

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A classic potato dish consisting of thin potato slices arranged in a round and cooked until crisp in clarified butter is called [blank_start]Anna[blank_end].
Antworten
  • Anna

Frage 58

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The largest part of the grain kernel is the:
Antworten
  • bran
  • husk
  • endosperm
  • germ

Frage 59

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The filled pasta shape made by folding squares of dough into rectangles is called [blank_start]agnolotti[blank_end].
Antworten
  • agnolotti

Frage 60

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[blank_start]Stone grinding[blank_end] grains is gentler and more precise, therefore some prefer it over the other types of milling.
Antworten
  • Stone grinding

Frage 61

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An aquatic plant, [blank_start]wild rice[blank_end] is not really rice but is generally classified with the rices.
Antworten
  • wild rice

Frage 62

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Why should eggplant be salted before frying? [blank_start]To prevent excessive oil absorption.[blank_end]
Antworten
  • To prevent excessive oil absorption.

Frage 63

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A chipotle is the smoked and dried version of which chile pepper? [blank_start]Jalapeno[blank_end]
Antworten
  • Jalapeno

Frage 64

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The best stalk vegetable for braising is [blank_start]Fennel[blank_end].
Antworten
  • Fennel

Frage 65

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IQF designates that vegetables are [blank_start]Individually Quick Frozen[blank_end].
Antworten
  • Individually Quick Frozen

Frage 66

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[blank_start]Cauliflower[blank_end] is a member of the brassica or cabbage family of vegetables.
Antworten
  • Cauliflower

Frage 67

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Tofu is a product that is made from [blank_start]soybeans[blank_end] and is used in Asian cooking.
Antworten
  • soybeans

Frage 68

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Corn, potatoes and tomatoes are all native to America.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 69

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A member of the cabbage family with a bulbous stem that looks like a root is called [blank_start]Kohlrabi[blank_end].
Antworten
  • Kohlrabi

Frage 70

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When seasoning vegetables for grilling or broiling, it is good to add some form of fat.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 71

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When roasting vegetables a wide variety of seasonings can be used, including sugars.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 72

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Small pieces of vegetables that are incorporated into a batter and deep fat fried are called [blank_start]vegetable fritters[blank_end].
Antworten
  • vegetable fritters
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