Kitchen Safety & Professional Practice
This term describes keeping raw proteins separate from ready‑to‑eat foods to prevent bacterial transfer.
What is cross‑contamination control?
This country is known for dishes like bibimbap, bulgogi, and kimchi.
What is Korea?
This ingredient makes bread rise.
What is yeast?
This method cooks food quickly in a small amount of fat over medium‑high heat.
What is sautéing?
This fruit is actually a berry, while strawberries are not
What is a banana?
This acronym describes how to properly use a fire extinguisher.
What is PASS?
This Japanese dish uses a fermented soybean paste as its base
What is miso soup?
This protein network gives bread structure and chew.
What is gluten?
This technique involves cutting vegetables into uniform cubes for even cooking
What is dicing?
Carrots were originally this colour before orange became the standard.
What is purple?
This is the correct procedure when a kitchen fire starts in a pan of oil
What is cover it with a lid and turn off the heat?
This French dish consists of slow‑cooked vegetables like eggplant, zucchini, and peppers.
What is ratatouille?
This dairy process removes harmful bacteria by heating milk to a specific temperature.
What is pasteurization?
This technique thickens sauces by simmering to evaporate water.
What is reducing?
This fruit was once so rare people rented it for parties.
What is pineapple?
This grip keeps fingertips tucked safely while chopping.
What is the claw grip?
This Italian cooking term means “to the tooth,” describing pasta cooked with slight firmness
What is al dente?
Lemon juice can “cook” fish in ceviche because of this property.
What is acidity (low pH)?
This method cooks food with intense heat from above.
What is broiling?
This food is the most stolen item from grocery stores worldwide
What is cheese?
This is the correct internal cooking temperature (°C) for poultry according to Canadian food safety guidelines.
What is 74°C (165°F).
This Indigenous Canadian cooking method involves slow‑cooking food underground using heated rocks
What is an earth oven / pit cooking?
When cut apples turn brown, they’re undergoing this chemical process.
What is oxidation?
This technique adds liquid to a hot pan to lift browned flavour bits.
What is deglazing?
This fungus is one of the world’s most expensive foods, often hunted with trained dogs.
What is a truffle?