Types of Menus
: A menu that lists all meals available all day.
Answer: What is an à la carte menu?
The part of a recipe that tells you what items you need.
Answer: What are the ingredients?
Cooking food in water at 212°F.
Answer: What is boiling?
3 teaspoons = this measurement.
Answer: What is 1 tablespoon?
When planning a menu, you should balance this to avoid too many foods of the same kind.
Answer: What are flavors/textures?
A fixed-price menu with limited choices, often for special events.
Answer: What is a table d’hôte menu?
The part of a recipe that explains what to do step by step.
What are the directions/procedures?
Cooking food with dry heat in an oven.
Answer: What is baking?
2 cups = this measurement.
Answer: What is 1 pint?
A consideration for menus when customers have allergies.
Answer: What are dietary restrictions?
A menu that changes daily or weekly.
Answer: What is a cycle menu?
The number of servings a recipe will produce.
Answer: What is the yield?
Cooking quickly in a small amount of hot fat.
Answer: What is sautéing?
16 ounces = this measurement.
Answer: What is 1 pound?
A menu item priced lower to attract customers.
Answer: What is a loss leader?
: A menu designed for a specific group, such as children or seniors.
r: What is a specialty menu?
The section that tells you how long cooking or prep will take.
Answer: What is the time/temperature?
Cooking slowly in liquid just below the boiling point.
Answer: What is simmering?
4 quarts = this measurement.
Answer: What is 1 gallon?
: The visual layout of the menu should help with this.
Answer: What is customer choice/decision-making?
A menu featuring foods in season and local to the area.
What is a seasonal menu?
The exact measurement of ingredients given in a recipe.
Answer: What are quantities?
Cooking with steam under pressure.
Answer: What is pressure cooking?
1 stick of butter = this many tablespoons.
Answer: What is 8 tablespoons?
This term describes the balance between cost, preparation time, and appeal of menu items.
Answer: What is menu balance?