Introduction
Food Additives
Preservatives
Terminology from recipes
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When was the term 'Fast Food' recongnized in the dictionary?
1951
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What is a food additive?
A food additive is any chemical substance that is added to food during preparation or storage and either becomes a part of the food or affects its characteristics for the purpose of achieving a particular technical effect.
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What is a preservative?
Preservatives are substances that prolong the shelf life of food by slowing down their natural breakdown, mainly by altering the action of bacteria and other microorganisms.
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What is bouillon?
a broth made by stewing meat, fish, or vegetables in water.
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What was sold In Ancient Rome cities in the street stands?
bread, sausages and wine
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food additives do not include what?
-food ingredients such as salt, sugar, starch; -vitamins, minerals, amino acidsFootnote 1; -spices, seasonings, flavouring preparations; -agricultural chemicals; -veterinary drugs; or -food packaging materials.
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What are three methods of keeping food safe and palatable?
Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Chelating Agents
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What is a pressure cooker?
an airtight pot in which food can be cooked quickly under steam pressure.
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What was soaked in wine was eaten as a quick snack and cooked vegetables and stews later in a Popina?
Bread
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What are some xxamples of food additives?
coloring agents that give foods an appetizing appearance, anticaking agents that keep powders such as salt free-running, preservatives that prevent or delay undesirable spoilage in food, and certain sweeteners that are used to sweeten foods without appreciably adding to the caloric value of the foods.
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What do poeple commonly classify preservatives as?
"natural" or "artificial," depending on the method of production, and as "antimicrobial," "antioxidant"
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What is Active Dry Yeast?
A form of yeast in which yeast cells in dehydrated granules are alive but dormant because of the lack of moisture
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Richer town dwellers, many often could afford housing with kitchen facilities. True or false?
False. They could not afford houseing with kitchen faciilities.
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Is it true that foo aid is another term
True
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What is antioxidant agents?
A substance that inhibits oxidation, esspecially ove used to counteract the deterioration or stored food products.
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What does simmer mean?
(of water or food) stay just below the boiling point while being heated.
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Where was fast food invented?
America
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Why do they add stuff?
Make it look good or taste better
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What is chelating agents?
Chelating desibes a particular wat that ions and molecules bind metal ions.
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What does broil mean?
(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.
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