Week 21 - 28 Vocabul Quiz

Nutmeg is derived from:

• A root vegetable
• A tropical evergreen tree
• A synthetic process
• A type of grass

When a chef "dredges" food, they are:

• Cooking it in water
• Cutting it into small pieces
• Lightly coating with a dry ingredient
• Seasoning with salt

A loaf pan is characterized by:

• Being round and shallow
• Being deep, narrow, and rectangular
• Having multiple compartments
• Being extremely wide and flat

The primary purpose of "shocking" food is to:

• Surprise dinner guests
• Add dramatic flavor
• Halt the cooking process
• Increase nutritional value

Coriander seeds are characterized by:

• A completely neutral flavor
• A warm, nutty flavor with citrus notes
• An extremely bitter taste
• No culinary use

A zester is specifically used to:

• Remove seeds from fruits
• Shave the outer layer of citrus fruits
• Measure liquid ingredients
• Chop vegetables

The term "poach" in cooking means to:

• Cook food by deep frying
• Slowly simmer in liquid just below boiling
• Bake at high temperatures
• Grill over open flame

When a recipe instructs you to "grate" an ingredient, you would:

• Cut it into large chunks
• Reduce it to small bits by rubbing on a sharp surface
• Blend it completely
• Crush it with a mallet

Paprika's flavor can range from:

• Completely bland
• Mild and sweet to pungent and hot
• Exclusively spicy
• Only sweet

Cardamom is most accurately described as a:

• Cooking technique
• Kitchen tool
• Spice derived from a plant native to India
• Type of cooking pan