What is the most common cause of foodborne illness?
Improper food handling and poor sanitation
Measuring spoons
What is whipping?
Incorporating air into a mixture to make it light and fluffy.
What is another word for colander?
Strainer
Monterey Jack is a type of what?
Cheese
This foodborne illness is caused by eating undercooked poultry or raw eggs.
Salmonella
Explain the procedure for measuring liquids.
Lay a transparent liquid measuring cup on a level surface.
Pour in liquid and check measurement by bending down.
What is basting?
Brush or pour a liquid over a food as it cooks.
What is a slotted spoon used for?
To remove pieces of food from liquid.
According to legend, vampires are exceptionally vulnerable to which vegetable?
Garlic
Caused by eating undercooked ground beef. Can also be passed person to person.
E.coli
Explain the procedure for measuring dry ingredients.
Scrape the excess off the top with a straight edge.
What is the difference between dicing and cubing?
Cubing is bigger pieces.
What is this and what is it used for?
Bent-edged spatula, used for removing food from tray or flipping it.
What food is hummus made from?
Chick peas
Explain the difference between direct and indirect food additives.
Direct additives are added intentionally to extend shelf life, add nutrients, etc.
Indirect additives are added unintentionally. Examples are glass, insects, etc.
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
3
What is steaming?
Cook food over, but not in, boiling water.
Describe what a pastry blender looks like.
Curved, thin pieces of metal attached to a handle.
Sailors from years past suffered from scurvy due to lack of what?
Vitamin C
The foodborne illness is caused by eating raw seafood and soft cheeses. It can cause miscarriage.
Listeria.
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
16
What is braising?
Browning food in a pan and then simmering it to tenderize.
What utensil would you use to scrape the remaining batter out of a bowl?
A flexible spatula
What continent did tomatoes originate from?
South America