Which two ancient cultures were the first to eat frozen desserts?
The Persian Empire and Ancient China
100
What is the name of the measurement when you measure salt for example, between your thumb and forefinger?
a pinch.
100
A hand-held device for crushing cloves of garlic through a sieve-like receptacle.
Garlic press
100
The 2 staple ingredients in this dish are milk and egg yolk.
Custard
100
Why is it recommended that you use hotter water than your hands can stand to rinse your soapy dishes?
So dishes will air dry more quickly due to faster evaporation.
200
In Latin, this food means "curled".
Crepes
200
The name for baked goods that rise without yeast.
Quick breads
200
What piece of equipment used to require the use of briny cold water?
An ice cream maker.
200
Originally created to use up left overs, this baked pasta or al Forno dish features pasta and cheese.
Baked ziti
200
When you scrub something vigorously to clean it, it is called...
scouring
300
What type of bar cookie was probably originated when a neglectful cook forgot to add baking powder to chocolate cake batter?
Brownies
300
The name of this food is derived from the Latin word "salty", but in Spanish means "sauce"
Salsa
300
A bowl-shaped frying pan used typically in Asian cooking.
Wok
300
This ancient food popular in the middle east and north Africa is made with ingredients found in those regions. It has been eaten in that region for millennia.
Hummus (hummous, hommos, humos, hommus and hoummos)
300
A cleaning agent whose molecules surround particles of grease and dirt, allowing them to be carried away.
Detergent
400
In what part of the world did cookies first originate?
Persia/Iran- They were used to test the oven temperature.
400
What is it called when you cook small pieces of food quickly in hot oil?
In the late 19th and early 20th century, this food (thickened with cornstarch) was thought of as an appropriate food for invalids or children as well as a dessert.
Chocolate Pudding
400
What is the scientific principle which explains how dishes air dry?
Evaporation
500
In what century did cookies originate?
7th century on the continent of Asia.
500
In literature, "unsavory" means, DISAGREEABLE. In cooking "savory" means ...?
Not sweet
500
Two nested pans designed to allow slow, even heating of the food in the upper pan by the action of the water boiling in the lower.
Double Boiler
500
When cooked at home, this Chinese food was usually made from leftovers.
Fried Rice
500
What temperature water should you use to pre-rinse utensils that have stuck on eggs or sticky starchy batters.