Food Terms
Nutrition
General Knowledge
Meat, Cheese, or Pasta
Mother Sauces
100

Garde Mangier is the French term for this position in a kitchen.

What is cold side/salads. 

100

These are nutrients that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.

What are vitamins?

100

This tv channel is about all things cooking. 

What is Food Network?

100

Penne

Pasta

100

Marinara is a subset of this mother sauce.

What is sauce tomat or tomato sauce.

200

A single restaurant owned by a single person or group is an example of this kind of business ownership. 

What is Independently owned? 

200

This term is used for someone who eats both vegetarian meals and meat.

What is a flexitarian?

200

This popular competitive cooking show features mystery boxes of ingredients to cook under a tight time crunch and is hosted by Alton Brown.

What is Chopped?

200

Shank

Meat

200

Bearnaise is a subset of this buttery mother sauce.  

What is hollandaise?

300

This is an example of an entry level position in the foodservice industry. 

What is dishwasher or pantry prep.

300

These are 4 of the 8 major allergens present in the US.

Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, treenuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans

300

This NYC trend of 10 years ago combined the croissant and the doughnut to create this culinary Frankenstein.  

What is the cronut?

300

Gruyere

Cheese

300

Chicken, fish, or turkey stock can be used as a base to this mother sauce. 

What is Veloute?

400

These are two of the methods used when cooking in a crock pot. 

Braising, Stewing, 

400

This term is used for someone who eats vegetarian but also eats fish, but not chicken or red meat. 

What is a pescatarian?

400

This is a term for little sandwiches or hamburgers. 

What are sliders?

400

Roquefort 

Cheese

400

Alfredo is a subset of this mother sauce. 

What is Bechamel? 

500

This is the French word for the person who prepares sauces, stews, and Sautee items, often regarded as the highest line position in a kitchen. 

What is a saucier. 

500

This medical term is used for someone who has an immune reaction to eating gluten, causing stomach pain and digestive issues. 

What is celiacs disease?

500

Either of these are very popular online job search engines. 

What are ZipRecruiter and/or Indeed. 

500

Tagliatelle 

Pasta

500

This mother sauce is known for its brown color.

What is Espagnole?