Food Seasonality
During this season, corn and squash get harvested in Ontario.
What is Fall
This should be the first thing we always need to do when we work in the kitchen.
What is washing our hands
A spicy rice cake, which is a popular Korean street food
What is a Tteokbokki
This is a process of turning food scraps into plant food which improves soil health and structure
What is composting
This name is not only used for the Danish snack, its also a hand position commonly used while chopping in the kitchen
What is bear claw
Raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and strawberries are best harvested during this season in Ontario.
What is Summer
This nasty practice involves using the same spoon or utensil twice when taste testing food, which can spread bacteria.
What is double dipping
This legume is the main ingredient in hummus
What are chickpeas
Any of these common kitchen scraps can be cooked with or eaten instead of being thrown away
What are potato skins, radish, beet, carrot, turnip, parsnip greens, cauliflower, broccoli stalks, celery leaves, chickpea water...
Any three of these are dishes made with potatoes
What are baked, roasted, mashed, scalloped, boiled, french fries, latke, hashbrown, vada pav, samosa, pierogi...
This is the season that rhubarb harvest begins.
What is Spring
The spot in your fridge or freezer where meat products should always be stored
What is the bottom shelf
Food can bring family, friends and culture together in many ways. Any of these foods is an important part of a celebration or tradition around the world
What are chestnuts (Christmas), dates (breaking fast during Ramadan), jiăozi (Chinese new year), pan de muerto (Dia de los Muertos)
These containers are a way to store food that is less wasteful than Ziploc bags.
What are glass or plastic containers or reusable kitchen bags
This tool is used to spread out dough or flatten an ingredient
What is a rolling pin
What are potatoes, carrots, parsnips, beets, sunchokes, squash, pumpkins, onions, or garlic
This method ensures you avoid getting hurt when using a vegetable peeler
What is peeling away from yourself
I am an insect that is very high in protein and is commonly eaten in Latin America, Africa and South/East Asia
What is something an ant might say
Any two of these methods enable the use of food that is too ripe, stale or close to going bad
What are smoothies, soups, stir-fries, baking, vegetable stock, applesauce, croutons...
If you intend to lighten things up by adding air into a mixture or combining ingredients, you might use this tool
What is a whisk