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Food & Utensils
Cooking methods
Customer service
100
The sweet course eaten at the end of the meal.
dessert
100
The piece of cutlery you use to pierce a little bit of food
a fork
100
What's the cooking method where you prepare the food in an oven?
BAKING
e.g. baked potatoes
100
Ask the customers if they want water or some beverage
"Would you like anything to drink?"
200
The largest dish, the focus of the meal.
MAIN COURSE
200
a plate
200
This method means leaving the food in a large amount of hot oil until it's done.
FRYING or DEEP-FRYING
e.g. fried eggs, fried chicken wings
200
Ask the customers, if they already know what they want to eat.
"Are you ready to order?"
300
A group of food that completes the main part of a course – for example potatoes, rice, green beans, roasted veggies, pasta, dumplings
SIDES / SIDE DISH / SIDE ORDER
300
What's in the picture?
(boiled) beef with dill sauce and (bread) dumplings
300
What's the difference between ROASTING and BAKING?
The main differences between roasting and baking are the types of foods you roast vs bake and the temperature of the oven. Roasting uses higher temperatures between 400 and 450° F.
300
Check if your customers are happy with the food.
"How was everything?"
"Did you enjoy your meal?"
400
a small dish of food or taken before a meal
US = APPETIZER
EU = ENTREÉ (in US it means 'main dish)'
or STARTER
400
Another term for non-alcoholic drinks
Soft drinks
400
Using this method you cook the food in hot water.
BOILING
e.g. boiled eggs, boiled meat, boiled potatoes
400
You don't know, if you still have some dish available, so you need to ask in the kitchen. How do you tell the customer?
"Let me check if there's..."
"I'll ask the chef, if we still have..."
500
The liquids you offer to drink.
B_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
BEVERAGES
500
This isn't a chicken as you can see...
A TURKEY
500
This method requires moist heat. You put the food in hot vapor, usually above hot water.
STEAMING
e.g. steamed vegetables, steamed dumplings
500
You have a special meal of the day, how can you tell the customers that they should order it?
"Can I recommend..."
"Today's special is..."