Culinary Terms
A French culinary phrase which means "everything in its place".
What is "mise en place"?
Keeping work areas from dirt or bacteria.
What is sanitation?
The smallest blade in the kitchen, perfect for delicate prep tasks such as peeling, cutting, or garnishing.
What is a paring knife?
Worldwide there are more than 40,000 different varieties of this grain.
What is rice?
This orange root vegetable used to be purple.
What is a carrot?
To cook food (ie. pasta) until just firm.
What is "al dente"?
Sickness caused by eating contaminated food.
What is food poisoning? OR What is foodborne illness?
Sturdy, heavy knife, optimal for handling large and medium-sized tasks; measures 8 inches in length.
What is a chef's knife?
Rice goes from crunchy to soft via this chemical process.
What is gelatinization?
This vegetable is classified as a "flower" due to its green florets.
What is broccoli?
A step that typically follows blanching, and involves plunging vegetables into ice water.
What is "shocking"?
Letting microorganisms from one food get into another.
What is cross-contamination?
Also known as a butcher's knife, this is characterized by its wide blade and tough edge.
What is a cleaver?
This heavy cream sauce was named after an Italian-American chef.
What is Alfredo?
Name a vegetable that is also classified as a fruit.
To cook food in an oven using dry heat.
What is baking?
The range of temperatures at which most bacteria multiply rapidly—between 40° and 140° Fahrenheit
What is the temperature danger zone?
This utensil is made with a plastic or rubber coated handle, with two blades, perfect for cutting through poultry joints or fresh herbs.
What are kitchen shears/kitchen scissors?
Name a "ribbon" pasta.
What are fettuccine/linguine/tagliatelle?
What are roots?
To fry quickly in a little hot fat.
What is sauté?
Foods that can become unsafe or spoil quickly if not refrigerated or frozen.
What are perishable foods?
A sharp table knife which often features serrated blades and wooden handles.
What is a steak knife?
This pasta shape is also known as "butterflies".
What are "farfalle"?
Onions, chives, leeks, and garlic are classified as these.
What are bulbs?