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Culinary terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Coat in flour or powdered sugar
a)
Brown 
b)
Dust
c)
Dredge 
2.
To add liquid to a skillet to remove cooked on meat particles from the pan. Used to make sauce
a)
Reduce 
b)
Deglaze 
c)
Marinade 
3.
Drag meat through bread crumbs, cracker crumbs, flour or corn meal
a)
Dust
b)
Saute
c)
Dredge 
4.
To cut into long thin strips
a)
Mince
b)
Dice
c)
Julienne 
5.
Seasoned liquid. Adds flavor and tenderizes
a)
Marinade 
b)
Reduce
c)
Roux
6.
To cut or chop food into very tiny pieces
a)
Dice
b)
Mince
c)
Julienne
7.
Finely chopped vegetables (carrots, celery, onion)
a)
Bechamel 
b)
Roux
c)
Mirepoux 
8.
Bechamel sauce with cheese
a)
Mirepoux
b)
Mornay Sauce
c)
Roux
9.
To cook quickly in high heat to brown the outside of meat
a)
Saute
b)
Sear
c)
Render
10.

Which of the following is the characteristic cuisine of a nation?

a)

traditional cuisine

b)

regional cuisine

c)

national cuisine

d)

ethnic cuisine

11.

A set of recipes based on local ingredients, traditions and practices; within a larger geographical, political, cultural or social unit, regional cuisines are often variations of one another that blend together to create national cuisine

a)

national cuisine

b)

regional cuisine

c)

global cuisine

d)

traditional cuisine

12.

Foods (often commercially produced items) or preparation methods that have become ubiquitous throughout the world; for example, curries and french fried potatoes

a)

ethnic cuisine

b)

global cuisine

c)

regional cuisine

d)

national cuisine

13.

The cuisine of a group of people having a common cultural heritage, as opposed to the cuisine of a group of people bound together by geography or political factors.

a)

regional cuisine

b)

global cuisine

c)

ethnic cuisine

d)

national cuisine

14.
Plate that goes under another plate
a)
Charger
b)
Bechamel 
c)
Deglaze 
15.
To heat meat until it turns brown
a)
Deglaze
b)
Reduce
c)
Brown
16.
To cut into long thin strips
a)
Mince
b)
Dice
c)
Julienne 
17.
To cut or chop food into very tiny pieces
a)
Dice
b)
Mince
c)
Julienne
18.
Butter and flour cooked together and used as a thickener
a)
Roux
b)
Mirepoux
c)
Charger 
19.

To cook vegetables in a wok

a)

Deglaze

b)

Reduce

c)

Stir fry

20.

French for "middle-class cooking" of 19th century France. Simpler, plain but good, down-to-earth cooking.

a)

fusion cuisine

b)

classic cuisine

c)

haute cuisine

d)

cuisine bourgeoise