What do ya know about veggies?

What are a few vegetable categories? Choose all that apply.

• carbohydrates

• fruit vegetables

• gourds and squash

• red berries

• mushrooms and truffles

What is a vegetable?

• fruit-like; more sugar and less starch

• herbaceous plant; more starch versus sugar than fruits

What is the purpose of salting eggplant before cooking it?

• salt draws water out of the cells (prevents the eggplant from turning grayish/black and prevents the eggplant from getting soggy when cooked)

• salt keeps the water in the cells (causes the eggplant to become soggy when cooked)

• no purpose

The procedure for handling & coring hot peppers is...

• wear rubber gloves only when coring, rub face and eyes as needed.

• wear rubber gloves on one hand. Rubbing eyes is okay because the seeds do not cause heat.

• seeds/membrane do not cause heat. There is no need for specific handling.

• wear rubber gloves at all times. Never rub eyes/face/etc. Seeds and membrane cause heat.

How do you roast a pepper? Choose all that apply.

• Rub with oil and roast in oven.

• Rub with oil and microwave.

• Open flame.

How can you tell if a pepper is hot or mild without tasting it?

• the color (the brighter the color the hotter the taste)

• the size (generally the smaller the pepper the hotter the taste)

• the smell (generally the stronger smell the hotter the taste)

• the shape (generally the narrower the pepper the hotter the taste)

How do you roast garlic? Choose all that apply.

• Put the whole bulb in boiling water.

• Peeled and slowly sauteed.

• Oven roast the whole bulb with the skins on.

• Salt the peeled bulbs and then soak in oil overnight.

What does this process make? Dice garlic and mash with side of knife, may also use salt to pull out moisture and act as an abrasive.

• onion duxelle

• roasted garlic

• tofu

• garlic paste

• garlic powder

Choose the steps found in the process to make tomato concasse.

• blanch tomatoes in boiling water 20-30 seconds

• refresh in ice water

• keep skin on the tomatoes

• quarter tomato, remove seeds and juice

• remove skin on the tomatoes

What vegetable category is a leek in?

• onion

• fruity vegetable

• greens

• roots and tubers