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HPC 1 - KITCHEN ESSENTIALS Midterm Examination

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the green, leafy part of the plant, examples are basil, rosemary, sage, thyme, parsley, and oregano.

a)

herbs

b)

spices

c)

seasoning

d)

umami

2.

This are made from chicken, beef, veal, or fish bones simmered with vegetables.

a)

brown stocks

b)

fish stocks

c)

white stocks

d)

vegetable stocks

3.

This is the art of modifying, processing, arranging, or decorating.

a)

food production

b)

food presentation

c)

food preservation

d)

food attendant

4.

This lists the prices for each item separately in the menu.

a)

table d’hote menu

b)

a la carte menu

c)

specialty menu

d)

fixed menu

5.

This is an essential nutrient because they are your primary source of energy.

a)

protein

b)

fats

c)

carbohydrates

d)

vitamins

6.

These means sauce in Spanish.

a)

gravy

b)

condiments

c)

relishes

d)

salsa

7.

This is a term we used when talking about menu planning.

a)

balance

b)

garnish

c)

colors

d)

portion

8.

This is a fixed menu is a menu with few options and a fixed total price.

a)

a la carte menu

b)

fixed menu

c)

table d’hote menu

d)

specialty menu

9.

This is the most important of all the nutrients because we CANNOT survive long without it.

a)

internet

b)

food

c)

water

d)

cellphone

10.

This is also known as a cream sauce or a white sauce, this mother sauce is made by thickening milk with a white roux (roo), seasonings, and flavorings.

a)

Hollandaise sauce

b)

bechamel sauce

c)

Veloute

d)

Tomato sauce

11.

The concept is having a primary flavors and supporting flavors.

a)

visual balance

b)

primary flavors

c)

colors

d)

garnish

12.

This is a set of instructions for the production of a certain dish.

a)

standardized recipe

b)

operational recipe

c)

recipe

d)

food

13.

They are used to build and repair body tissues.

a)

protein

b)

vitamins

c)

minerals

d)

carbohydrates

14.

This is made from emulsified egg yolks, clarified butter, seasonings, and often lemon juice.

a)

Bechamel sauce

b)

Hollandaise sauce

c)

Veloute sauce

d)

Sauce espagnole

15.

These are the main ingredients, and the supporting or secondary flavors are those of additional ingredients that are selected to enhance, harmonize with, or contrast with the primary flavors.

a)

visual balance

b)

visual sense

c)

primary flavors

d)

palatability

16.

There are how many general types of menu.

a)

five

b)

four

c)

three

d)

two

17.

These are categories of substances we need for our nutrition.

a)

vitamins

b)

minerals

c)

carbohydrates

d)

nutrients

18.

This is the most important ingredient in a stock that provides flavor, nutrients, and color.

a)

mirepoix

b)

boquet garni

c)

liquid

d)

nourishing element

19.

Culinary plating method is composed of the following, EXCEPT:

a)

Free form plating

b)

Abstract plating

c)

landscape plating

d)

classic plating

20.

This is a larger menu, typically divided into categories, that doesn’t change very often.

a)

static menu

b)

fixed menu

c)

table d’hote menu

d)

specialty menu

21.

These maintain proper body functions like cell and nerve health, skin and tissue health.

a)

minerals

b)

protein

c)

vitamins

d)

carbohydrates

22.

This is a stock that is reduced and concentrated.

a)

brown stock

b)

glaze

c)

vegetable stock

d)

white stock

23.

These are sometimes needed to balance a plate by providing an additional element.

a)

garnishes

b)

portion size

c)

color

d)

component

24.

They maintain proper body functions like organ functions, breathing, heart function, and growth.

a)

vitamins

b)

water

c)

minerals

d)

carbohydrates

25.

This means a slice of bread on which broth was poured.

a)

appetizer

b)

soup

c)

main dish

d)

dessert

26.

Basic factors of presentation includes the following, EXCEPT:

a)

portion size

b)

keep it simple

c)

temperature

d)

labor

27.

This is adding something to food in order to bring out or enhance its original flavor.

a)

 flavoring

b)

seasoning

c)

umami

d)

modifying

28.

It is a mix of coarsely chopped vegetables that is used in a stock to add flavor, nutrients, and color.

a)

mirepoix

b)

fish stock

c)

bouquet garni

d)

vegetable stock

29.

This gives an interesting look on the plate of a dish.

a)

garnish

b)

harmony

c)

balance

d)

colors

30.

This can come from the root, stem, seed, fruit, flower or bark of the tree or plant.

a)

spices

b)

leaves

c)

herbs

d)

meat

31.

Specialty soups that may be cooked or uncooked and then chilled.

a)

chowders

b)

bisques

c)

cold soups

d)

clear soups

32.

Protein may be found in the following, EXCEPT:

a)

legumes

b)

rice cakes

c)

eggs

d)

soy

33.

Poultry stock is also considered as:

a)

fond de poisson

b)

fond de volaille

c)

fond de veaua

d)

fond de giblier

34.

The following are sample high acid wines, EXCEPT:

a)

Cabarnet Sauvignon

b)

 Riesling

c)

Chablis

d)

Muscadet

35.

Some sources of carbohydrates includes:

a)

pasta

b)

eggs

c)

grains

d)

rice

36.

Stock that has not been cooled correctly can spoil within:

a)

4-6 hours

b)

3-5 hours

c)

6-8 hours

d)

7-9 hours

37.

Bitterness of some vegetable’s pairs well with:

a)

dry wines

b)

very sweet wines

c)

semi-dry wines

d)

smooth wines

38.

These are specialty soups that are usually made from shellfish and contain cream.

a)

international soup

b)

chowders

c)

cold soup

d)

bisques

39.

The function of fats are:

I. cushion your organs from shock

II. Insulate your body

III. Give taste and flavor to food

a)

I and II

b)

I and III

c)

II and III

d)

all of the above

40.

Soups that are thickened by grinding the soup’s main ingredient in a food processor.

a)

puree soup

b)

bisque

c)

cream soup

d)

international soups

41.

Food with some sweetness are best paired with wines that have:

a)

good acidity

b)

high acid

c)

similar level of sweetness

d)

off-dry

42.

This is an ecological hierarchy of food relationships in which a chief predator is at the top, each level preys on the next lower level, and usually green plants are at the bottom.

a)

fine dining

b)

food pyramid

c)

menu

d)

food matching

43.

These are soups that are velvety-smooth thick soups.

a)

clear soup

b)

chowders

c)

cream soup

d)

cold soup

44.

Carbohydrates have ____ categories.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

three

d)

five

45.

This is a major difference between stocks and sauces is that a sauce must be thickened.

a)

liquid

b)

thickening agents

c)

seasoning

d)

flavoring

46.

Fond de lugume is a French name of:

a)

fish stock

b)

lamb stock

c)

beef stock

d)

vegetable stock

47.

This is the amount of food you actually eat.

a)

portion

b)

weight

c)

measurement

d)

serving

48.

Water helps us in the following:

      I. regulates body temperature

      II. Process certain vitamins

      III. Hydrates you

a)

I and III

b)

I and II

c)

II and III

d)

all of the above

49.

This is a type of sauce made from meat or poultry juices; a liquid such as milk, cream or broth; and a thickening agent such as a roux.

a)

gravy

b)

salsa

c)

relishes

d)

compound butters

50.

This is often made with fruits or vegetables, this sauce may be used as a condiment or a sauce for meat, poultry, and fish.

a)

salsa

b)

gravy

c)

relishes

d)

compound butters

51.

This is made by thickening a light-colored roux.

a)

Bechamel sauce

b)

Veloute

c)

Tomato sauce

d)

Hollandaise sauce

52.

The French word for “Spanish sauce” and also contains some type of tomato product.

a)

sauce espagnole

b)

Bechamel sauce

c)

Veloute

d)

Hollandaise sauce

53.

Stocks that can be purchased in a powdered or concentrated form is called:

a)

mixture           

b)

mirepoix

c)

fond

d)

base

54.

This is either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments.

a)

trumeric

b)

pepper

c)

anise

d)

rosemary

55.

This is the aromatic, dried bark of any of several tropical trees (genus Cinnamomum) yielding a culinary spice, oil, and flavoring.

a)

cinnamon

b)

anise

c)

pepper

d)

hyme

56.

This is made by slowly cooking the bones of lean fish or shellfish.

a)

brown stock

b)

vegetable stock

c)

white stock

d)

fish stock

57.

This is removed before the stock is used in other foods.

a)

mirepoix

b)

liquid

c)

boquet garni

d)

nourishing element

58.

This is the process of getting food ready for use or for a particular purpose or making arrangements for something.

a)

food preparation

b)

food presentation

c)

mis-en-place

d)

food arrangement

59.

This is a beet soup originally from Russia, and gazpacho is a cold.

a)

Pho

b)

Gumbo

c)

Ramen

d)

Borscht

60.

Starch granules will absorb moisture when placed in a liquid, a process called:

a)

liquify  

b)

evaporation

c)

gelatization

d)

condensation

61.

These are a fragrant leaf from the laurel tree used as an herb.

a)

bay leaf

b)

thyme

c)

rosemary

d)

mint

62.

This sauce is made by simmering a tomato product with flavorings, seasonings, and stock or another liquid.

a)

Bechamel sauce

b)

tomato sauce

c)

Veloute

d)

Hollandaise sauce

63.

This is a cooked mixture made from equal parts of a fat and flour by weight.

a)

stock

b)

relishes

c)

salsa

d)

roux

64.

This include a thickening agent, such as roux; milk; cream; or a vegetable puree.

a)

clear soup

b)

specialty soup

c)

thick soup

d)

vegetable soup

65.

This is a white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.

a)

salt

b)

monosodium glutamate

c)

pepper

d)

cumin

66.

The proper temperature in serving soup.

a)

110*F

b)

165*F

c)

145*F

d)

200*F

67.

This is a decoration or embellishment for something, especially food.

a)

food styling

b)

design

c)

food art

d)

garnish

68.

This serves as the base or body of a sauce.

a)

thickening agent

b)

flavoring

c)

liquid

d)

seasoning

69.

Too large a plate may make the portions of food too:

a)

insufficient

b)

sufficient

c)

justified

d)

enough

70.

This is also known as blond sauce.

a)

Hollandaise sauce

b)

Veloute

c)

Bechamel sauce

d)

Espagnole

71.

This is another term for sweet pepper.

a)

chili pepper

b)

serrano pepper          

c)

bell pepper

d)

banana pepper

72.

This takes place when substances, such as water and oil are mixed with an emulsifier like egg yolks.

a)

condensation

b)

gelatinization

c)

evaporation

d)

emulsifying

73.

This is an aromatic herb produced by various species of the mint plant.

a)

mint

b)

salt

c)

thyme

d)

chives

74.

An example of independent sauces.

a)

Hollandaise sauce

b)

barbecue sauce

c)

Veloute

d)

Tomato sauce

75.

This is the attractive and appealing presentation of food on the serving plate.

a)

food carving

b)

food design

c)

food plating

d)

food art