Potatoes
List 2 varieties of potato.
Russets, Sweet, Yams, New, Red, Yukon gold
How should potatoes be stored?
In a cool, dark place.
These are seeds from pod producing plants.
Legumes
These are the two main ingredients in pasta.
Flour and Egg
This is the type of noodle we made last week.
Fettucine
As potatoes age, what happens to the sugar in them?
It turns to starch.
This method of cooking potatoes takes them from their raw state to a cooked state with a single cooking technique.
Single-Stage Cooking
This process helps soften dry beans.
Soaking them in water.
What is the most important stage of the pasta making process?
Resting the dough
When resting pasta dough, what are you trying to "relax" in the dough?
Gluten
Give an example of a low starch, high sugar potato.
New Potato (Baby Potato)
This is one of the easiest methods for cooking potatoes.
Boiling.
Legumes contain a lot of this nutrient.
Fiber
What happens to pasta dough if you don't use it within a day or two?
It turns grey
This is known as a small German dumpling.
Spaetzle
The skin.
This technique uses more than one cooking method to cook potatoes.
Multiple-Stage Cooking
These are the 3 parts that make up a grain.
Bran, endosperm, and germ.
What does "al dente" translate to?
"To the tooth"
This is known as an Italian dumpling.
Gnocchi
This is the best temperature range to store potatoes.
45 F - 55 F
This is the chemical that causes potatoes to turn green from sunlight.
Solanine
This particular type of rice is used to make risotto.
Arborio Rice
How can you tell if fresh pasta is done cooking?
It usually floats
Gnocchi is often made with what main ingredient?
Potato