Measuring
Leaveners
Rice
General Cooking
Food Trivia
100
What does f.g. stand for?
Few grains
100
What are the three types of leaveners?
Steam, air, carbon dioxide
100
Rice belongs to this food group
Grains
100
Which utensil could you use to mix an egg?
Whisk or fork
100
Which is more nutritious, whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour, and why?
Whole wheat more nutritious because it is made with the entire grain, including bran and germ.
200
Which measuring utensils do you need to measure 90mL of margarine?
- 50mL dry measuring cup, 25mL measuring spoon, 15mL measuring spoon - 60mL dry measuring cup, 2x 15mL measuring spoon - 3x 25mL measuring spoon, 15mL measuring spoon
200
The liquid and moisture in flour mixtures turn into this leavener when baking:
Steam
200
Which is more nutritious, brown rice or instant rice?
Brown rice- has bran and germ which contains lots of fiber, minerals, and vitamins. Instant rice has had some nutrient loss due to cooking, dehydrating, and re-heating.
200
When you are chopping with the knife in your dominant hand, the other hand holding the ingredient should be in this ‘shape’ or form. (Please demonstrate)
'Claw'
200
Eggs belong to which food group?
Meat & alternatives
300
What is the technical term for the curve on the water that you should read when measuring liquid ingredients?
Meniscus
300
Creaming adds this leavener to flour mixtures
Air
300
How many times does white rice expand when cooked?
3 times
300
When cooking eggs, the frying pan should be on _____ heat.
Medium
300
This the protein in flour that gives it the structure in flour mixtures
Gluten
400
True or False. Brown sugar can be measured in the same way as white sugar, why or why not?
False- brown sugar must be packed in, and then levelled.
400
Yeast requires what two things to activate?
Warm water, sugar
400
What is converted rice?
Processed rice that has the nutrients of the bran forced into the white rice, but doesn't have the bran.
400
This is the chemical term when fruits, upon exposure to air, turn brown
Oxidation
400
Brown sugar is white sugar covered in what thick, syrupy liquid?
Molasses
500
Why can’t you accurately measure 60mL of liquid in a dry measuring cup?
You likely won’t get it all the way up to the top for an accurate measurement, without spilling it.
500
These three ingredients give off carbon dioxide as a leavening agent in flour mixtures:
Baking powder, baking soda, yeast
500
Rice is referred to as a ____ ________ because it makes a small amount of expensive protein food go a long way.
Meal extender
500
When baking muffins, you mix the dry ingredients and liquid ingredients separately. When you add the liquid ingredients to dry, you prepare the dry ingredients in a special way; what is it?
Make a well in the centre
500
True or false: Baking soda contains sodium
True: Sodium bicarbonate!
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