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Soups

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are soups considered to be?

a)

Time-savers and appetite satisfiers

b)

Only appetizers

c)

Only main dishes

d)

Desserts

2.

What are the two categories of soup?

a)

Spicy and Sweet

b)

Clear and Thick

c)

Hot and Cold

d)

Creamy and Brothy

3.

Fill in the blank: ______ stock forms the best soup.

a)

Cheap

b)

Quality

c)

Instant

d)

Powdered

4.

What are clear soups made from?

a)

Vegetables

b)

Stock

c)

Dairy

d)

Fruits

5.

Clear soups are often served at the beginning of a meal to ______ the appetite.

a)

Diminish

b)

Stimulate

c)

Suppress

d)

Ignore

6.

What is a consommé?

a)

A) A type of dessert

b)

B) A rich, flavorful broth or stock that has been clarified

c)

C) A kind of bread

d)

D) A type of cheese.

7.

What does the term 'Clarify' mean when making Consume?

a)

To make it absolutely clear

b)

To add flavor

c)

To thicken a sauce

d)

To cool down a dish

8.

In the process of clarifying stock to make Consume, which of the following ingredients is used?

a)

Egg white

b)

Sugar

c)

Flour

d)

Butter

9.

What is the function of a raft in making Consume?

a)

To add flavor

b)

To trap impurities

c)

To thicken the mixture

d)

To cool the mixture.

10.

What are the characteristics of a good consommé?

a)

Cloudy, Aromatic, Emphasize the major ingredients

b)

Clear, Aromatic, Emphasize the major ingredients

c)

Clear, Bland, Emphasize the major ingredients

d)

Clear, Aromatic, Ignore the major ingredients.

11.

What is the base for cream soups?

a)

Tomato sauce

b)

White sauce

c)

Broth

d)

Soy sauce

12.

What is a roux made of?

a)

Sugar and water

b)

Fat and flour

c)

Salt and pepper

d)

Milk and eggs

13.

In a mushroom cream soup, the dominant flavor should be ______.

a)

Cream

b)

Mushrooms

c)

Garlic

d)

Onions

14.

Pureed soups are thickened by ______.

a)

fat

b)

starch found in pureed main ingredient

c)

cream

d)

water

15.

What is the main ingredient used in making pureed soups?

a)

Pureed fruits

b)

Pureed vegetables

c)

Pureed grains

d)

Pureed meats

16.

Bisque is made from pureed shellfish shells such as ______.

a)

Chicken

b)

Beef

c)

Lobster, shrimp, or crab

d)

Pork

17.

What is a key characteristic of chowders?

a)

They are pureed before cream is added

b)

They include large pieces of main ingredients

c)

They never include milk or cream

d)

They are not thickened with a roux.

18.

Which country is Minestrone soup originally from?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Louisiana

d)

Spain

19.

Gumbo is a thick Creole soup from Louisiana made with okra and ______.

a)

filè powder

b)

potatoes

c)

tomatoes

d)

leeks

20.

Vichyssoise is a cold potato and leek soup from which country?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Germany

21.

What is Gazpacho?

a)

A hot tomato soup from Italy

b)

A cold tomato-based soup made with cucumbers, onions, green peppers, and garlic from Spain

c)

A spicy chicken soup from Mexico

d)

A creamy mushroom soup from France.

22.

Borscht is a ______ cold beet soup.

a)

Spanish

b)

Russian

c)

French

d)

Italian

23.

What is the proper way to cook soups?

a)

At a rapid boil, stirred constantly

b)

At a gentle boil, stirred occasionally

c)

Without stirring

d)

At a high temperature without boiling.

24.

Cream soups should never be ______ because it causes milk fat to break down, making the soup too watery.

a)

stirred

b)

boiled

c)

simmered

d)

cooled

25.

To finish preparing soup, place it in the desired serving bowl and ______ just before serving.

a)

refrigerate

b)

garnish

c)

boil

d)

freeze