Taste
Lemon is an example of what flavor type?
Sour
Flavors like apple and cinnamon are typically associated with which season?
What do sauces do?
Enhance flavor and appearance of a dessert
This tool is good for creating dots on a plate using sauces.
A squeeze bottle
A complete modern dessert plate typically features these 5 components: the main item, garnishes, crunch, and this liquid element.
Sauce
What flavor does sugar balance?
Acidity or bitterness
Flavors like cranberries and hazelnuts are typically associated with which season?
Winter
A coulis is an example of what type of sauce?
Fruit sauce
What is the focal point of a dessert?
Where your eye first lands
Gelatin dissolves best in what temperature water?
Cold water
How many taste sensations are there?
Five
Don't repeat _____ in multiple desserts.
Ingredients/Flavors
What are reductions?
Flavored liquids evaporated in a saucepan until sauce consistency
What is the modern plated dessert style that resembles a person, object or scene?
Illusionism
How do you use a toothpick to tell if a dessert is done baking?
If you poke the toothpick into the dessert and it comes out clean, your dessert is done.
What is Umami?
Savory or meaty tastes of food
Five to eight
The four basic sauces
Chocolate, fruit, creme anglaise, and sabayon
Why should your plate layout be asymmetrical?
It avoids having your eyes lock in the middle of the plate and it's hard to get two items to be completely symmetrical
To prevent curdling when incorporating hot dairy into egg yolks for a custard, you must use this process.
Tempering
The tongue is the physical connection to taste that works together with ___ to distinguish basic flavors.
Smell
What are the 5 C's as flavors?
Chocolate
Citrus
Coffee
Custard or cheesecake
Caramel
This kind of thickened sauce is used to enhance or emphasize the natural shine of a dessert.
Glaze
Name five ways to achieve contrast on a dessert plate.
Flavor, texture, shape, color, and temperature
When cooking a custard sauce, the mixture reaches this stage where it coats the back of a wooden spoon.
Nappe