Food Preservation Methods Review

What does food begin to do the moment it is harvested?

• grow

• spoil

• build flavor

• brighten

The removal of water from a substance is called:

• canning

• pickling

• drying

• frementation

Vacuum packing is:

• air free packaging

• water free packaging

• none of these

• all of these

Fermentation was:

• discovered

• invented

Which of the following means to preserve foods in vinegar?

• jams/jellies

• canning

• fermenting

• pickling

Which of the following food preservation method is NOT used on its own any more because of food safety risks?

• jams/jellies

• curing

• pickling

• drying

Jams/Jellies are preserving food with what?

• salt

• sun

• sugar

• vinegar/acid

Which of the following food preservation methods is the NEWEST (most recent)?

• drying

• fermenting

• pickling

• canning

In the Middle Ages, people purposefully built "still houses" that were only for drying foods.

• True

• False

Fermentation not only preserves foods, but can also make them more ______________.

• colorful

• flavorful

• nutritious

• unsafe