Kitchen Safety
What is the most important thing you should do before working with food?
Wash your hands
what item is used for flipping and turning food?
A spatula
What ingredient can be mild, sweet, spicy, and comes in a variety of colors?
Peppers
What is the term for when a liquid is at a temperature where bubbles break the surface?
Boil
What country did mochi originate?
Japan
What should you use when removing items from an oven?
An oven mitt or a towel
What item is used for stirring and serving food?
A mixing spoon or a ladle
What ingredient is created when the molasses is removed from brown sugar?
White sugar
What is the term for beating ingredients together in order to incorporate air?
Whisking
What is the main ingredient used in cornbread?
Corn meal
How do you secure your cutting board?
Placing a damp towel or paper towel underneath it
What item is used for sauteing foods?
A frying pan or skillet
What powder is finely ground and made of raw grains?
Flour
What is the term for cooking in an oven using dry heat?
Baking
What is the easiest way to determine if a food is a fruit or a vegetable
If the food has seeds or not (fruits have seeds, vegetables do not)
What should you wear while cooking if you have a cut or a bandaid on your hand?
A glove
What kind of pan is used for baking and cooking, commonly used for sheet cakes?
13x9 pan
Are peas a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
What is the term for when you chop ingredients into very small pieces?
Mincing
What are 3 of the 6 main food groups?
Fruits
Vegetables
Grains
Protein (Meat)
Foods
Dairy
Which hand should you use to cut items?
Your dominant hand
What item is used for grinding spices and herbs?
Mortar and pestle
What powder is made from corn kernels and is similar to flour in how it's used?
Corn starch
What is the term for when everything in your cooking station is in place?
Mise en place
What is the first item we made in Cooking
Fruit kababs