Fruits
This category is possibly the most diverse, based largely on geography and climate.
What is tropical?
Lettuce, spinach, arugula, and many herbs are all family members of this category.
What are leaf?
A dry cooking method which uses a hot skillet or metal grate.
What is grilling?
I identify as a vegetarian, but some people call me a cheater. I don't hate meat... sometimes I eat it.
What is a Flexitarian?
What is Seasonal?
Flavors vary, seedy middle, with a thick outer rind and sometimes watery.
What are melons?
What is root?
What a microwave uses to move the molecules in food for heating purposes.
What is radiation?
Someone accidentally cooked my carrots to a 151* - so now we aren't friends!
What is a Raw Vegan?
I cut my apple in half for lunch but never squeezed lemon juice on it. What is the browning called?
What is oxidizing (or enzymatic browning)?
I have a thick outer peel and my inside is made out of segments.
What is citrus?
I am usually green, but can be purple too! I have a white cousin who looks like me. Though you would never pick me as part of your bouquet,, I am technically a flower vegetable
What is broccoli?
The major difference in heating between baking and broiling.
What is heat *only* from above?
"I'm a vegetarian!" but that Salmon burger will work with my diet :)
What is a Pescatarian?
A way to remove pesticides and other germs (especially from people touching them).
What is washing?
The category of fruit with a "Stone" in the middle. (also called a "pit")
I am found under ground, but am merely a growth off of the root system - not the system itself.
What is a Tuber?
When food is cooked slowly and gently. Bubbles are present, but not rolling ("angry").
What is simmering?
Don't ask me to eat a cow, but I'll drink it's milk. And NO WAY to a chicken, but give me all the eggs.
What is a Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian?
When talking about nutrient loss, it is better to cut your fruits and veggies into _____ pieces before cooking.
I have a thin, fragile skin, and often I am bunched up together.
What are berries?
Because of THIS DETAIL - all fruits are veggies, but not all veggies are fruits.
What are seeds?
Food that is cooked slowly in a closed pot with a small amount of liquid.
What is Braising?
I am the Macrobiotic diet - I like my Asian veggies, but I definitely do not like these things.
What is sugar and/or processed foods.
Fruits ripen and spoil faster at this temperature.
What is room?