If You Can't Stand The Heat...
To cook in hot fat over a stove
What is frying?
A long-handled spoon, often used for serving soup
What is a ladle?
This is the recommended length of time for washing hands
What is 20 seconds?
To cut food into small cubes of uniform shape
What is dicing?
This country is known for sushi, tempura, and teriyaki
What is Japan?
To decorate a dish or add a little extra flavour.
What is garnish?
Heating a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapour
What is boiling?
A flat, rectangular pan that can be used for roasting and baking foods in the oven.
What is a baking sheet?
This is another term for 20 degrees Celsius - food should not be here for a long period of time
What is room temperature?
To cut up food into very small pieces, like garlic
Spanakopita, a pastry stuffed with feta cheese and spinach, comes from this country
What is Greece?
To boil a sauce or syrup down in order to thicken it, leaving less in the pot.
What is reducing?
To cook by dry heat in an oven
What is roasting?
A cooking tool with a wide, flat, flexible blade; used for mixing, spreading, and turning foods
What is a spatula?
You should use this to make sure your meat is properly cooked
What is a food thermometer?
To cut across the grain into thin, uniform pieces
Pho is a noodle soup originating from this Asian country
To heat sugar until it turns brown, it leaves a sweet taste.
What is caramelizing?
To cook or brown food quickly in a small amount of fat
What is sauteeing?
A bowl with holes that allows you to drain pasta or wash vegetables
What is a colander?
Raw meat should be stored in this part of your fridge
What is the bottom shelf?
To cut food into thin, match-stick like pieces.
What is julienne?
What is baba ganoush?
To remove impurities, usually scum or fat, in order to make the final product taste better.
What is skimming?
To cook slowly over low heat - small bubbles will form
A heat-resistant pad to place a hot dish on so you don't burn your counter or table
What is a trivet?
What is the temperature danger zone?
Used mostly for herbs, this cut is made by rolling the herb up and cutting ribbons.
What is chiffonade?
This Israeli and Middle Eastern one-pan dish is made with eggs, onions, peppers, and tomato paste
What is shakshuka?
To moisten foods during cooking with pan drippings or special sauce to add flavor and prevent drying.
What is basting?