Measurements
Cooking Terms
Macronutrients
Micronutrients
Fun Facts
100

The number of ounces in a cup.

What is 8 oz.?


100

This term refers to cutting food into small/medium even squares.

Bonus - What is the French term for a very small dice derived from the julienne?

What is dice?

Burnoise

100

This is a physical characteristic you can use to identify a saturated vs. an unsaturated fat.

What is saturated fats are solid at room temperature and unsaturated are liquid?

100

The food sources and function of vitamin K.

What are leafy green vegetables and blood clotting.

100

This fruit and bird share the same prefix - which originated in New Zealand.

What is Kiwi?

200

The number of teaspoons in a tablespoon.

What is 3?

200

This baking terms means to mix sugar and fat until fluffy.

What is cream?

200

This is a form of carbohydrate that is not broken down for energy.

What is fiber?

200

This vitamin is important for eyesight, and is found in orange colored fruits and vegetables.

Bonus - The pigment found in orange colored fruits and vegetables.

What is vitamin A?

What is Beta-carotene?

200

This expensive spice is the dried stamen of crocus flowers.

What is Saffron?

300

The number of mL in 1 ounce.

What is 30 (29.57)?

300

Define blanching.

What is boiling a food for a few minutes, then remove and shock in an ice bath?

300

The term for glucose that is stored in the muscles and liver.

What is glycogen?

300

Deficiency in this mineral is called anemia.

Bonus - Name a symptom of anemia characterized by cravings for non-food items.

What is Iron?

What is Pica?

300

Name the origin, main ingredient, and process to make the dish kimchi.

What is Korea, cabbage, and fermentation?

400

The number od tablespoons in a quart.

What is 64?

400

This is a chemical reaction between an amino acid and reducing sugar, usually requiring heat. Like caramelization, it is a form of non-enzymatic browning.

What is the Maillard Effect?

400

The term for two incomplete proteins that are paired together to create a complete protein.

What are complimentary proteins?

400

Thiamine is the name for this B vitamin.

What is B1?

400

The Cavendish variety of this common fruit are all genetic clones.

What are bananas?

500

The number of ounces in a liter.

What is is 32 ounces (33.8)?

500

Describe the difference between baking soda and baking powder.

What is baking soda is sodium bicarbonate and baking powder is sodium bicarbonate with acid?

500

The % of our daily energy needs that should come from protein.

What is 12-15%?

500

Describe the difference between a vitamin and a mineral.

What is vitamins are organic compounds, and minerals are inorganic chemical elements?

500

Name at least one of three common foods in the anacardiaceae family that contain urushiol - the oil that causes poison ivy rashes

Cashews, pistachios, and mangoes

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