Potatoes
What potato variety is best suited for baked or fried applications?
What are russet or Idaho potatoes?
What is the type of flour that is described as "finely ground" and results in a more tender pasta?
What is "OO" Flour
What are the three main types of rice?
What is long grain, medium grain & short grain
What is the name for the seeds of certain pod plans, including beans and peas?
What are legumes?
Which cooking method for grains involves gradually adding hot liquid while stirring to create a creamy texture?
What is risotto method
Name a waxy potato variety?
What is red, white or blue potatoes?
How long does fresh pasta typically take to cook?
What is 2-3 minutes
What type of rice has the highest starch content?
What is short grain rice?
Name a cereal or meal
What is polenta, grits, oatmeal, cream of wheat or farina?
Which grain cooking method involves toasting the grain in fat before simmering?
What is pilaf method?
What potato sizing refers to the smallest potatoes (1" - 1 1/2" diameter)
What are "C" size potatoes?
What does "Al Dente" mean when cooking pasta?
What is "to the tooth" or not being too soft or too crunchy
What is the term for rice that has been soaked and partially cooked after harvest, prior to being dried?
What is parboiled rice?
What is the benefit of soaking legumes?
What is shorter cooking time and softer skins
Soaking, steaming and simmering a grain is considered what type of cooking method?
What is absorption?
What type of potato is technically not a potato botanically but are treated the same way in culinary terms?
What are sweet potatoes
What pasta shape is meant to hold sauce inside?
What are tube shapes?
What is the difference between white and brown rice (besides color)?
What is white rice has had the husk and bran removed
Name a legume
What are black beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, black eyed peas, lentils, ect.
What can be added to pasta to change it's color besides food dye?
What is spinach, squid ink, tomato paste, herbs or spices?
Where were potatoes originally cultivated?
What is South & Central America?
What is the best way to store cooked pasta for later use?
What is coated in oil?
What type of rice is carnaroli rice?
What is medium grain?
What can be done with a cereal or meal that has been cooked and cooled?
What is they can be cut into cakes and seared or fried?
What ingredient that is usually in fresh pasta is omitted from dried pasta?
What are eggs?