Combining Flavors
To intensify or improve the quality of a dish
Enhance
Relating to Smell
Olfactory
The combination of taste, aroma, and mouthfeel.
Flavor
An eggplant-based spread popular in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Cultures.
Baba ghannouj
A culture defined by people looking to explore new foods and tastes.
Foodie Culture
The Flavor of Fat as registered by the taste buds.
Oleogustus
The feel of an item.
Texture
A combination of texture and chemical sensations.
Mouthfeel
A cooking method that involves putting meat, fish, or vegetables on a skewer or spit and roasting or grilling it slowly.
Kabob
A blend of two or more cultures or styles.
Fusion
How do sweet and salty flavors affect one another?
1. They combine to create the umami flavor
2. They each decrease the other's flavor
3. They each enhance the other's flavor
4. The sweet flavor overwhelms the salty flavor
3. They each enhance the other's flavor.
Diego wants to make guacamole. He looks for darker avocadoes at the grocery store and gives each of these a light squeeze to test their ripeness. Diego is using sight and which other sense for this?
1. Smell
2. Sound
3. Taste
4. Touch
4. Touch
Food products designed to provide a burst of nutrition for those who are deprived.
Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
A technique in which food, often meat, is placed in a vacuum-sealed bag and cooked by immersing it in boiling water.
Sous vide
A spicy pickled cabbage that is a staple of the korean diet.
Kimchi
Evan sautes corn in a skillet with diced jalapenos. What flavors is he combining?
1. Bitter and Salty
2. Bitter and Sweet
3. Sour and Spicy
4. Spicy and Sweet
4. Spicy and Sweet
Sophie hates the smell of fish sauce but finds it to be delicious when combined with the other ingredients in the Thai chicken basil dish she likes to cook. What sense is guiding Sophie?
1. Sight
2. Smell
3. Taste
4. Touch
3. Taste
Faith wants to enjoy the dish her boyfriend Fahrouk made for dinner, but she can’t get past the weird feel of it in her mouth. What is the problem with Fahrouk’s dish for Faith?
1. Its flavor
2. Its intensity
3. its look
4. its texture
4. its texture
A clay dish with a tall, cone-shaped lid.
Tagine
A food culture depending on diverse elements of culture.
New American Cuisine
Michael sits down to enjoy sushi rolls with salmon and avocado, with wasabi and soy sauce on the side. Which of these elements will contribute an umami flavor?
1. Avocado
2. Salmon
3. Soy Sauce
4. Wasabi
3. Soy Sauce
Emmanuelle is on a long international flight and feels really hungry. She is excited when the meal service begins, but when her meal arrives, she finds she can’t enjoy it. What is the LEAST likely reason for this?
1. The air in the cabin is dry
2. The flight attendant spent too long preparing the food
3. The cabin is crowded and noisy
The meal was frozen and thawed out
2. The flight attendant spent too long preparing the food
William wants to eat cheap the next several days, but he wants to ensure what he eats has good nutritional value and flavor. What would be the BEST choice for William?
1. Artichokes and salmon
2. Beans and rice
3. Fast food
4. Steak and potatoes
A cooking pot with a round bottom and wide sides.
Wok
A sauce made from red chili and garlic that is popular in Thai and Vietnamese culture.
Sriracha