Cooking Techniques
What is the process of cooking food in water or broth at a low temperature, just below boiling?
Answer: What is simmering?
What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for poultry to be considered safe?
Answer: What is 165°F?
What is the term for the process of finely chopping food into small pieces?
Answer: What is mincing?
What are the three macronutrients?
Answer: What are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?
Who is known as the 'father of modern cuisine'?
Answer: Who is Auguste Escoffier?
Which cooking method involves cooking food over direct heat, such as on a grill or open flame?
Answer: What is grilling?
What is the term for the time between when food is cooked and when it is served, during which bacteria can grow?
Answer: What is the danger zone?
What culinary term describes the technique of removing the skin from fruits or vegetables?
Answer: What is peeling?
Which vitamin is primarily obtained from sunlight?
Answer: What is Vitamin D?
In which country did sushi originate?
Answer: What is Japan?
What is the term for cooking food in a small amount of fat in a skillet over relatively high heat?
Answer: What is sautéing?
What should you use to prevent cross-contamination when handling raw meat?
Answer: What are separate cutting boards?
What is a 'mise en place'?
Answer: What is the preparation and organization of ingredients before cooking....Put in Place
What is the recommended daily intake of water for adults?
Answer: What is about 8 cups or 2 liters?
What ancient civilization is credited with the development of bread-making?
Answer: What is ancient Egypt?
What cooking technique involves submerging food in hot fat until it is cooked and often crispy?
Answer: What is deep frying?
What is the proper way to wash your hands to ensure food safety?
Answer: What is washing with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds?
What does it mean to 'deglaze' a pan?
Answer: What is adding liquid to dissolve browned bits from the bottom of a pan?
What is the term for the measure of energy provided by food?
Answer: What is a calorie?
Who was the first celebrity chef to have a television cooking show?
Answer: Who is Julia Child?
What is the technique called when food is cooked in an oven using dry heat?
Answer: What is baking?
What does FIFO stand for in food storage?
Answer: What is First In, First Out?
What is the term for a mixture of two or more ingredients (flour and a liquid), usually used in baking?
Answer: What is a batter?
What type of diet focuses on plant-based foods and limits animal products?
Answer: What is a vegetarian diet?
What was the main purpose of the first cookbooks written in ancient Rome?
Answer: What is to record recipes for the wealthy?