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63. What is a mixture of chopped meat, potatoes, and onions called? a. Grits b. Lox c. Hash d. Home fries ____ 64. How are
63. What is a mixture of chopped meat, potatoes, and onions called?
a. | Grits |
b. | Lox |
c. | Hash |
d. | Home fries |
____ 64. How are grits usually cooked?
a. | Fried in oil |
b. | Boiled in water |
c. | Blanched in hot water |
d. | Sauted in butter |
____ 65. What is one of the most common breakfast breads in the United States?
a. | Croissant |
b. | Biscuit |
c. | Cornbread |
d. | Toast |
____ 66. The two traditional breakfast meats that hold the best for service are
a. | ham and bacon. |
b. | fish and sausage. |
c. | sausage and bacon. |
d. | bacon and Canadian bacon. |
____ 67. Which breakfast item has a batter that is slightly sweetened and heavy?
a. | Crpes |
b. | Waffles |
c. | French toast |
d. | Swedish pancakes |
____ 68. Which breakfast item is cooked using a special device called an iron?
a. | Waffles |
b. | Crpes |
c. | Pancakes |
d. | French toast |
____ 69. To reduce labor cost and equipment requirements, some restaurant and foodservice operations have begun using what precooked breakfast meats?
a. | Salmon and kippers |
b. | Hash and chicken |
c. | Bacon and sausage |
d. | Lamb and lox |
____ 70. Before cooking, French toast is dipped in a mixture of
a. | milk and eggs. |
b. | flour and water. |
c. | butter and eggs. |
d. | egg yolks and sugar. |
____ 71. Corned beef is used in one popular version of
a. | sausage. |
b. | grits. |
c. | oatmeal. |
d. | hash. |
____ 72. What breakfast starch is considered a staple in the southern United States?
a. | Grits |
b. | Brown hash |
c. | Oatmeal |
d. | French fries |
____ 73. What is a crpe?
a. | A breakfast item made with a medium-weight batter that is poured and cooked on a griddle in round cakes and served in stacks |
b. | A very thin breakfast item made with a milk-egg batter with high egg content |
c. | A breakfast item made using milk-egg batter that is sweet and heavy |
d. | A breakfast item made with day-old bread and an egg-and-milk mixture |
____ 74. What is a pancake?
a. | A breakfast item made with a medium-weight batter that is poured and cooked on a griddle in round cakes and served in stacks |
b. | A very thin breakfast item made with a milk-egg batter with high egg content |
c. | A breakfast item made using milk-egg batter that is sweet and heavy |
d. | A breakfast item made with day-old bread and an egg-and-milk mixture |
____ 75. What is a waffle?
a. | A breakfast item made with a medium-weight batter that is poured and cooked on a griddle in round cakes and served in stacks |
b. | A very thin breakfast item made with a milk-egg batter with high egg content |
c. | A breakfast item made using milk-egg batter that is sweet and heavy |
d. | A breakfast item made using a medium-weight pour batter similar to pancake batter, but with added egg and oil |
____ 76. What is a Swedish pancake?
a. | A pancake served with powdered sugar and fresh fruit on top |
b. | A very thin breakfast item made with a milk-egg batter with high egg content |
c. | A breakfast item made with a slightly sweetened milk-egg batter that is a bit heavier than a crpe batter |
d. | A breakfast item made using a medium-weight pour batter similar to pancake batter, but with added egg and oil |
____ 77. What type of fish is lox?
a. | Cod |
b. | Tilapia |
c. | Salmon |
d. | Tuna |
____ 78. What breakfast item may be finished with cheese, bacon, sausage, or red-eye gravy?
a. | Hash |
b. | Home fries |
c. | Bacon |
d. | Grits |
____ 79. What breakfast item made with a batter is often cooked in a lightly oiled, very hot saut pan?
a. | Swedish pancakes |
b. | Crpes |
c. | Waffles |
d. | Grits |
____ 80. Which fish item may be served in an authentic English "fry up" breakfast?
a. | Salmon |
b. | Lox |
c. | Trout |
d. | Kippers |
____ 81. Which of the following is an example of a granular hot cereal?
a. | Farina |
b. | Oatmeal |
c. | Cracked wheat |
d. | Hash |
____ 82. Which item is made from the lightest batter?
a. | Waffle |
b. | Pancake |
c. | Crpe |
d. | Swedish pancake |
____ 83. Crpes are thin pancake-type items made from a batter that has a
a. | low egg content. |
b. | high egg content. |
c. | reduced egg content. |
d. | heavy quality. |
____ 84. It is important to cook which breakfast proteins as close to service as is practical?
a. | Bacon and sausage |
b. | Hash |
c. | Ham and Canadian bacon |
d. | Lox and trout |
____ 85. When bacon is cooked properly it should be
a. | crisp and browned. |
b. | raw in the thick section. |
c. | soft and burned. |
d. | crisp but raw in the thick middle section. |
____ 86. Home fries are made from
a. | corn. |
b. | potatoes. |
c. | meat. |
d. | hash. |
____ 87. What makes Charleston-style grits creamy?
a. | Using a lot of butter |
b. | Boiling in milk instead of water |
c. | Red-eye gravy |
d. | Stirring in sugar |
____ 88. What is the natural form of sugar found in fruits?
a. | Lactose |
b. | Sucrose |
c. | Fructose |
d. | Galactose |
____ 89. Fruits that have a central pit enclosing a single seed are known as
a. | drupes. |
b. | coulis. |
c. | crudits. |
d. | compote. |
____ 90. Which type of fruit is an apple?
a. | Spring |
b. | Winter |
c. | Summer |
d. | Tropical |
____ 91. Citrus fruits have an abundance of vitamin
a. | A. |
b. | B. |
c. | D. |
d. | D. |
____ 92. What does it mean when canned products are rated U.S. Grade A Fancy?
a. | They are of the lowest quality. |
b. | They are of average quality. |
c. | They are of the highest quality. |
d. | They are of the fanciest quality. |
____ 93. What happens when fruits emit ethylene gas?
a. | They are dangerous to eat. |
b. | They must be thrown out. |
c. | They cause other fruits to ripen. |
d. | They easily absorb odors from other fruits. |
____ 94. Fruits that need to ripen should be stored at a room temperature of
a. | 45F to 50F (7C to 10C). |
b. | 55F to 60F (13C to 16C). |
c. | 65F to 70F (18C to 21C). |
d. | 75F to 80F (24C to 27C). |
____ 95. What is the chemical process that occurs when oxygen in the air comes in contact with the flesh of cut fruit?
a. | Aquaculture |
b. | Polyphenol oxidase |
c. | Enzymatic browning |
d. | Hydroponic farming |
____ 96. In which cooking method is fruit cooked in simmering liquid?
a. | Baking |
b. | Grilling |
c. | Broiling |
d. | Poaching |
____ 97. What helps fruits retain their structure?
a. | Acid |
b. | Salt |
c. | Water |
d. | Alkali |
____ 98. Which fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry?
a. | Mango |
b. | Kiwi |
c. | Raspberry |
d. | Fig |
____ 99. Which quality grade of fruits do most foodservice operations purchase?
a. | U.S. Extra Fancy |
b. | U.S. Fancy |
c. | U.S. No. 1 |
d. | U.S. No. 2 |
____ 100. Which fruits turn an unappetizing dark color when their flesh has been exposed to air?
a. | Melons |
b. | Kiwis |
c. | Peaches |
d. | Pineapples |
____ 101. Enzymatic browning occurs more quickly in fruits that contain the enzyme
a. | amylase. |
b. | amino acid. |
c. | hydrolases. |
d. | polyphenol oxidase. |
____ 102. What causes the cells in fruit to break down more quickly, making the fruit soft?
a. | Polyphenol oxidase |
b. | Ethylene gas |
c. | Acids |
d. | Alkalis |
____ 103. When fruit is cooked with sugar, the sugar causes the fruit to become
a. | soft. |
b. | firm. |
c. | tender. |
d. | spoiled. |
____ 104. What ingredient needs to be added to cooked fruit once the fruit has been broken down to a sauce?
a. | Salt |
b. | Sweetener |
c. | Additive |
d. | Strengthener |
____ 105. Canned fruit that is bruised and mushed would be given a USDA rating of
a. | U.S. Grade A Fancy. |
b. | U.S. Grade B Choice. |
c. | U.S. Grade C Standard. |
d. | U.S. No. 2. |
____ 106. Which are considered a summer fruit?
a. | Grapes |
b. | Apples |
c. | Bananas |
d. | Coconuts |
____ 107. Which is a winter fruit?
a. | Kiwi |
b. | Blueberry |
c. | Apricot |
d. | Grapefruit |
____ 108. Which type of fruit has about 7,500 varieties?
a. | Pears |
b. | Plums |
c. | Melons |
d. | Apples |
____ 109. A good-quality fruit will usually be
a. | dry. |
b. | plump. |
c. | soft. |
d. | dark. |
____ 110. Which is a winter fruit?
a. | Lemon |
b. | Kiwi |
c. | Mango |
d. | Cherry |
____ 111. Which fruit has two general categories of dessert and cooking?
a. | Pears |
b. | Plums |
c. | Apples |
d. | Peaches |
____ 112. To keep cut fresh fruit from turning brown, coat it with
a. | water. |
b. | sugar. |
c. | honey. |
d. | lemon juice. |
____ 113. Which vegetable grows on a tall, thick stalk and resembles miniature cabbages?
a. | Tomatoes |
b. | Corn |
c. | Brussels sprouts |
d. | Peas |
____ 114. In the United States, what are the four main groups of lettuce?
a. | Bibb, romaine, leaf, and Boston |
b. | Butterhead, crisphead, leaf, and romaine |
c. | Romaine, spinach, Swiss chard, and leaf |
d. | Iceberg, romaine, leaf, and spinach |
____ 115. Which salad greens may be more tender and can be planted in the spring for harvest a few weeks later?
a. | Brassica |
b. | Field mixes |
c. | Chicory |
d. | Micro greens |
____ 116. Which is a seed blend that includes a variety of leafy lettuce and other greens?
a. | Micro greens |
b. | Spring fields |
c. | Field mixes |
d. | Mesclun mix |
____ 117. Which is a tuber vegetable?
a. | Sweet potato |
b. | Lima bean |
c. | Celery |
d. | Cucumber |
____ 118. Which lettuce is the most flavorful?
a. | Bibb |
b. | Leaf |
c. | Romaine |
d. | Crisphead |
____ 119. Which vegetable is actually a type of beet that does not have a root?
a. | Spinach |
b. | Swiss chard |
c. | Radicchio |
d. | Chicory |
____ 120. Button and shiitake are types of
a. | mushrooms. |
b. | onions. |
c. | potatoes. |
d. | tomatoes. |
____ 121. Which cooking method is most appropriate for eggplant?
a. | Boiling |
b. | Broiling |
c. | Steaming |
d. | Braising |
____ 122. Which cooking method is best to retain vitamins and minerals?
a. | Boiling |
b. | Braising |
c. | Steaming |
d. | Roasting |
____ 123. Which cooking method is best for vegetables with little or no skin?
a. | Sauting |
b. | Steaming |
c. | Baking |
d. | Braising |
____ 124. What is the best way to store roots and tubers?
a. | Peeled and in the refrigerator |
b. | Dry and unpeeled in a warm, bright area |
c. | Dry and unpeeled in a cool, dark area |
d. | Wet and peeled in a cool, dark area |
____ 125. Cucumbers are what type of vegetable?
a. | Flower |
b. | Fruit |
c. | Stem |
d. | Tuber |
____ 126. Potatoes and yams are what type of vegetable?
a. | Root |
b. | Stem |
c. | Fruit |
d. | Tuber |
____ 127. Which class of vegetables includes broccoli and cauliflower?
a. | Seed |
b. | Stem |
c. | Fruit |
d. | Flower |
____ 128. Sticks or pieces of raw vegetables with a dipping sauce can be served as an appetizer called
a. | coulis. |
b. | crudits. |
c. | tempura. |
d. | guacamole. |
____ 129. An avocado falls into which vegetable classification?
a. | Seed |
b. | Fruit |
c. | Tuber |
d. | Flower |
____ 130. Corn is which type of vegetable?
a. | Seed |
b. | Stem |
c. | Tuber |
d. | Flower |
____ 131. A turnip is classified as which type of vegetable?
a. | Stem |
b. | Seed |
c. | Root |
d. | Fruit |
____ 132. A carrot is which type of vegetable?
a. | Stem |
b. | Seed |
c. | Fruit |
d. | Root |
____ 133. Vegetables of what category come from flowering plants and have seeds?
a. | Stem vegetables |
b. | Fruit vegetables |
c. | Leafy vegetables |
d. | Flower vegetables |
____ 134. Butterhead and romaine are varieties of
a. | spinach. |
b. | lettuce. |
c. | Swiss chard. |
d. | mustard greens. |
____ 135. Which of the following is a fruit vegetable?
a. | Bell pepper |
b. | Corn |
c. | Beet |
d. | Celery |
____ 136. Vidalia and pearl are varieties of
a. | beet. |
b. | leek. |
c. | onion. |
d. | scallion. |
____ 137. Why do most vegetables need to be kept dry?
a. | Lack of moisture causes produce to spoil quickly. |
b. | Excess moisture causes produce to spoil quickly. |
c. | Lack of starch causes produce to spoil quickly. |
d. | Excess starch causes produce to spoil quickly. |
____ 138. Which cooking method quickly and partially cooks vegetables in hot water or oil before shocking them in cold water to halt the cooking process?
a. | Baking |
b. | Boiling |
c. | Blanching |
d. | Braising |
____ 139. Which vegetable is the immature flower of a thistle plant?
a. | Artichoke |
b. | Asparagus |
c. | Radish |
d. | Leek |
____ 140. Which is the most appropriate cooking method for cabbage and celery?
a. | Baking |
b. | Braising |
c. | Broiling |
d. | Deep-frying |
____ 141. Even with proper storage, most foodservice operations do not keep produce for more than
a. | 3 days. |
b. | 48 hours. |
c. | 4 days. |
d. | 4 weeks. |
____ 142. Chili peppers and squash are what type of vegetables?
a. | Seed |
b. | Fruit |
c. | Tuber |
d. | Flower |
____ 143. Which variety of potato is high in moisture and sugar, but low in starch content?
a. | Yam |
b. | Russet |
c. | New potato |
d. | Yellow-fleshed |
____ 144. Yukon gold is a variety of what type of potato?
a. | Russet |
b. | New |
c. | All-purpose |
d. | Yellow-fleshed |
____ 145. Which type of potato is referred to as an Idaho potato?
a. | Russet |
b. | New |
c. | All-purpose |
d. | Yellow-fleshed |
____ 146. Yams can be stored up to how many weeks?
a. | 1 |
b. | 2 |
c. | 3 |
d. | 4 |
____ 147. When potatoes are exposed to light, they
a. | ripen slowly. |
b. | become mushy. |
c. | develop a greenish color. |
d. | release a harmless odor. |
____ 148. Sweet potatoes, yams, and russet potatoes are suited to baking, pureing, and frying because they are
a. | low in starch and low in moisture. |
b. | high in starch and low in moisture. |
c. | low in starch and high in moisture. |
d. | high in starch and high in moisture. |
____ 149. As potatoes age, the starch content
a. | increases. |
b. | decreases. |
c. | is neutralized. |
d. | stays the same. |
____ 150. Which variety of potato is best for sauting?
a. | Chef's |
b. | Russet |
c. | New |
d. | Sweet |
____ 151. An American-Jewish traditional potato dish is
a. | latkes. |
b. | gnocchi. |
c. | spaetzle. |
d. | dumplings. |
____ 152. Which type of nut is teardrop-shaped and eaten raw, toasted, and cooked?
a. | Brazil |
b. | Cashew |
c. | Almond |
d. | Hazelnut |
____ 153. Which part of a grain is the largest and a major source of protein and carbohydrate?
a. | Hull |
b. | Bran |
c. | Germ |
d. | Endosperm |
____ 154. Which variety of rice has an aromatic, nutty flavor?
a. | Basmati |
b. | Jasmine |
c. | Arborio |
d. | Heirloom |
____ 155. Which variation of corn is used to make succotash?
a. | Masa |
b. | Grits |
c. | Hominy |
d. | Cornmeal |
____ 156. How many inches above floor level should dry grains be stored on shelves?
a. | 3 |
b. | 6 |
c. | 9 |
d. | 12 |
____ 157. Small dumplings used in German cuisine are
a. | latkes. |
b. | pierogi. |
c. | spaetzle. |
d. | arborio. |
____ 158. Pasta and dumpling doughs include both a starch and
a. | gluten. |
b. | spices. |
c. | a liquid. |
d. | shortening. |
____ 159. How many days can fresh, uncooked pasta be stored in the refrigerator?
a. | 2 |
b. | 4 |
c. | 6 |
d. | 8 |
____ 160. Why is the resting stage important when preparing fresh pasta dough?
a. | It cuts down on the cooking time. |
b. | It prevents dough from becoming too elastic. |
c. | It allows the dough to relax and makes it easier to roll. |
d. | It ensures that the pasta can be saved and used at a later date. |
____ 161. How many pounds of cooked pasta does 1 pound of dry pasta yield?
a. | 1 |
b. | 2 |
c. | 3 |
d. | 4 |
____ 162. Which potatoes are harvested when they are very small, usually less than 2 inches in diameter?
a. | Yam |
b. | New |
c. | Russet |
d. | Sweet |
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