Cooking Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term 'knead' mean in cooking?

• To stir ingredients together quickly

• To marinate meat in a sauce

• To work dough with hands or a machine in a pressing and folding motion.

• To bake at a high temperature

How do you 'sift' ingredients in baking?

• Pour the ingredients directly into the baking pan

• Use a blender to mix the ingredients

• Use a sifter or a fine-mesh sieve to break up clumps, aerate the ingredients, and ensure they are well combined.

• Whisk the ingredients vigorously

Why is it important to 'tenderize' meat before cooking?

• To make the meat tougher and less enjoyable to eat.

• To break down muscle fibers, enhance tenderness, and improve flavor.

• To increase cooking time and waste energy.

• To preserve the natural toughness of the meat.

What is the process of 'mincing' ingredients?

• Freezing ingredients to preserve them

• Boiling ingredients until they are soft

• Mixing ingredients together without cutting them

• Finely chopping or grinding ingredients into very small pieces.

When a recipe calls for 'slicing' vegetables, what should you do?

• Boil the vegetables whole

• Blend the vegetables into a puree

• Peel the vegetables before cutting

• Cut the vegetables into thin, flat pieces.

What should you do after 'adding' the spices to the dish?

• Mix the spices well

• Add more salt

• Skip mixing the spices

• Stir the dish clockwise

the sentence breaking the egg means the same with the statement below, which is

• cracking the egg

• destroy the egg

• throw the egg

• squeeze the egg

What happens to butter when you 'melt' it?

• It changes from a solid to a liquid state.

• It becomes a solid

• It changes color

• It turns into a gas

Why is it important to 'stir' constantly when making a sauce?

• To make the sauce thicker

• To add more flavor

• To prevent burning, ensure even cooking, and avoid lumps forming.

• To speed up the cooking process

What is the key to a successful 'barbeque'?

• Skipping the seasoning step

• Using a microwave

• Not preheating the grill

• Temperature control, quality ingredients, seasoning, and marination