Lyophilization
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Pearl-diving
Jerky
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These frozen dairy treats went to space after being freeze-dried.
What are ice cream sandwiches?
100
The catchy name for cereal, popcorn, or graham crackers dipped in liquid nitrogen.
What is "Dragon's Breath?"
Bonus: Also called "Heaven's Breath" and "Nitro Puff."
100
This group of animals include oysters, clam, mussels and scallops and are often found along the sea floor.
What are Molluscan Shellfish. (Mollusks)
100
Sodium Nitrite, a salty additive used in making jerky, is typically (but not always) this color.
What is pink?
100
This beef muscle roast can be cooked to 130F and held in hot holding. It can be cooked, chilled, then sliced from cold-holding and placed in simmering au ju (beef stock) to reach the desired temperature. This is usually done to order.
What is Prime Rib?
200
Freeze-drying does not eliminate these so raw meats or eggs must be cooked after rehydration.
What are illness-causing microorganisms (pathogens)?
200
Cereal dipped in liquid nitrogen was first introduced in this US state.
What is California?
200
This item is required to be kept with molluscan shellfish during shipping and storage to help identify where the shellfish were caught. It is also required to be kept for 90 days after the last of the product is sold to help trace the spread of harmful pathogens.
What is a shellstock tag?
200
This is not required for making jerky, as long as there is a kill step and the final product is date-marked and held at 41F or less with no ROP.
What is a HACCP plan?
200
This staple of most Mexican plates is often made with chicken stock as an ingredient.
What is Mexican / Spanish rice?
Bonus: Other surprising dishes that likely contain chicken or beef stock include Espanol Sauce, Sweet and Sour Soup, Mushroom Soup, Potato Soup, Rice Pilaf, Risotto, and Calico Bean dishes.
300
Food with a high content of these does not freeze-dry effectively and can become rancid.
What is fat or oil?
300
This liquid has a boiling point of -320F.
What is Liquid Nitrogen?
300
A monthly list of shellfish dealers who have been certified to ship shellfish in interstate commerce. Anyone can verify the shellstock they purchased was legally handled by comparing information from the shellstock tag with this list.
What is the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List?
300
Sodium Nitrite is used in jerky to inhibit the growth of spores in ROP packaging from this pathogen.
What is Clostridium botulinum?
300
Freeze-drying removes approximately 95% of water from foods, while conventional drying removes approximately 70%. Water activity (aw) values lower than this number mean the product will not support pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation.
What is 0.88?
400
This is the scientific term for turning ice directly into a vapor, skipping the liquid phase.
What is sublimation?
400
These are some of the effects of prolonged exposure to nitrogen.
What are burns, lung damage, or asphyxiation?
400
Since Shellfish are filter feeders, they have a risk of being contaminated by waters that have these three foodborne illness pathogens (name one).
What are Vibrio, Norovirus and Hepatitis A?
400
Jerky is derived from the word Ch’arki, from the Quechua people of this modern-day South American Country.
What is Peru?
400
In busy restaurants this piece of equipment used with vegetables might resemble a trash can.
What is a salad spinner?