Culinary Mollusks
Tortes
Salad Greens
Knife Cuts
Food Additives
100
Name this bivalve with a fan shaped shell?
What is a scallop
100
What kind of torte includes layers of pistachio sponge cake, raspberry cream, whole strawberries, and mousseline buttercream?
What is a frasier
100
This has a small compact head of red leaves similar to red cabbage and the individual leaves form a bowl shape
What is radicchio
100
Which cut has the dimensions of 1/8 x 1/8 x 2" ?
What is julienne
100
This enables the formation of water and fat mixtures.
What are emulsifiers
200
What bivalve is only 1 inch long, has a ridged shell, is more popular in Europe and is featured in such dishes as paella?
What is cockles
200
What cake batter is used in contemporary tortes because it bakes into a moist, flexible cake?
What is Jaconde Sponge
200
Small dome shaped leaves on thin stalks and are known to stimulate appetite
What is watercress
200
What are the dimensions for the batonnet cut?
What is 1/4 x 1/4 x 2" ?
200
Flavor enhancers that occur naturally in food and is often added to can soup.
What is MSG
300
What type of mussels comes from New Zealand and Thailand. It is much longer than the blue mussel and has a distinct green edged shell.
What is a green lip mussel (shell)
300
For best results, tortes should be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen at what temperature for best storage?
What is zero
300
This salad green grows in small tight heads, and is the shoot of a chicory root?
What is endive (Belgium)
300
What cut produces finely sliced or shredded leafy vegetables or herbs?
What is chiffonade
300
This maintains the structure of emulsions.
What are stabilizers
400
This univalve is found in the warm waters of Florida and is commonly eaten raw with lime juice.
What is a conch (konk)
400
What kind of torte uses flourless chocolate cake, raspberry ganache, raspberry gelee, and cocoa gelee?
What is a Rubies Torte
400
Sometimes called broadleaf endive, has thick leaves and a slightly bitter flavor.
What is escarole
400
Which cut has the dimensions 1/16 x 1/16 x 1/16?
What is fine brunoise
400
This food preservative is found naturally in acidic food items and occurs naturally in cranberries.
What are benzoates
500
The only oysters native to the Pacific Coast, they are about the size of a 50-cent coin.
What is olympias
500
In France, a dessert torte made with layers of spongecake, mousse and other fillings.
What is entremet
500
Sometimes called sourgrass, has leaves similar to spinach in color and shape with a very tart, lemony flavor.
What is sorrel
500
To cut into football-shaped pieces with seven equal sides and blunt ends.
Tourner (toor-nay)
500
The essential agent in preserving meat by pickling. It inhibits the growth of clostridium botulinum.
What are nitrites
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