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Quiz about Cooking Terms Part IV
Quiz about Cooking Terms Part IV

Cooking Terms, Part IV Trivia Quiz


This is the fourth in a series of quizzes which explore your knowledge of the peculiar language of the kitchen. Bon appétit et bonne chance.

A multiple-choice quiz by FatherSteve. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
FatherSteve
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
327,113
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. The three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth brew a spell in a cauldron "Like a Hell-broth, boyle and bubble." "Boyle" is Elizabethan spelling for "boil" but what is to "parboil"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the 1950 Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls," the character Miss Adelaide performs her closing number at the Hot Box nightclub singing "I love you a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck, though you make my heart a wreck." What does this Frank Loesser lyric mean by "a peck"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following foods does not belong on this list? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Two pieces of metal may be brazed together. A brazen hussy is woman unlikely to be brought home to meet one's parents. In medieval times, a brazier was a person who made objects of brass. What does it mean to braise food? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In Thai cooking (and in traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnamese cooking and Indonesian cooking), a root which looks like and is taxonomically related to the ginger root is used extensively. Unlike ginger, it is not hot on the tongue. Its flavour is more like a mixture of citrus and wood. What is the name of this wonderful ingredient? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Steel is a strong metal made of iron and carbon. A person with nerves of steel is very brave. A steely look is a look of determination. One prepares for a difficult or unpleasant task by steeling one's self. What does it mean to steel a knife? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. According to Alfred Lord Tennyson, "In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." In summer, a young cook's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of clafoutis. What is clafoutis (or clafouti or even clafoutie, depending on who's spelling it)? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Sometimes a dish shares its name with the container in which it is cooked, e.g, a casserole. As regards the container (not the dish), what is a tagine? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Chef wants to inspire you to participate in cooking competitions so he shows you a DVD of the Canadian team participating in the 2007 Bocuse d'Or (Concours Mondial de la Cuisine). Where is this famous international cooking competition held? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Dredging is a kind of underwater excavation carried out to deepen a harbour or channel. It is also a technique for harvesting seafood (e.g. scallops or crabs) from the bottom. Sometimes political candidates "dredge up" sordid parts of their opponent's past. What does it mean "to dredge" in the kitchen? Hint



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1. The three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth brew a spell in a cauldron "Like a Hell-broth, boyle and bubble." "Boyle" is Elizabethan spelling for "boil" but what is to "parboil"?

Answer: To cook partially and/or briefly in boiling liquid

A recipe which directs that vegetables or fruits be parboiled before freezing them is telling the reader/cook to blanch them.
2. In the 1950 Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls," the character Miss Adelaide performs her closing number at the Hot Box nightclub singing "I love you a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck, though you make my heart a wreck." What does this Frank Loesser lyric mean by "a peck"?

Answer: A measure of dry volume equal to two gallons

There are two pecks in a kenning and four pecks in a bushel. One doesn't hear much of kennings any more.
3. Which of the following foods does not belong on this list?

Answer: Argentine chimichurri

Tortellini, vushka and wontons are all small pasta dumplings filled with meat or vegetables or cheese served in a broth or a sauce. Chimichurri is a sauce made of herbs, garlic and vinegar served with meats, especially beef.
4. Two pieces of metal may be brazed together. A brazen hussy is woman unlikely to be brought home to meet one's parents. In medieval times, a brazier was a person who made objects of brass. What does it mean to braise food?

Answer: To cook slowly at low temperature in a small amount of liquid

Braising softens tough cuts of meat by breaking down their connective tissues. Examples include Carbonade Flamande, coq au vin, goulash, chicken cacciatore and Chinese red-cooked beef.
5. In Thai cooking (and in traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnamese cooking and Indonesian cooking), a root which looks like and is taxonomically related to the ginger root is used extensively. Unlike ginger, it is not hot on the tongue. Its flavour is more like a mixture of citrus and wood. What is the name of this wonderful ingredient?

Answer: galangal

Both the leaves and the seeds of the annual coriander are used in cooking around the world. Longan is a sweet juicy fruit which is both eaten raw and cooked in East Asian desserts and sweet-and-sour preparations. Rambutan is a hairy seeded fruit used in Malaysian, Indonesian, Sri Lankan, and Filipino cooking (among others).
6. Steel is a strong metal made of iron and carbon. A person with nerves of steel is very brave. A steely look is a look of determination. One prepares for a difficult or unpleasant task by steeling one's self. What does it mean to steel a knife?

Answer: To pass a knife blade across a steel (or ceramic) rod to sharpen it

A steel does not grind away any of the metal in a knife blade. It "sharpens" the blade by straightening any curl or irregularity in the sharpened edge of the blade.
7. According to Alfred Lord Tennyson, "In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." In summer, a young cook's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of clafoutis. What is clafoutis (or clafouti or even clafoutie, depending on who's spelling it)?

Answer: A French dessert of cherries baked in a sweet batter

Clafoutis is traditionally made only with black cherries. When other fruits (e.g. Marionberries or plums) are substituted, the dish is technically called a flagnarde.
8. Sometimes a dish shares its name with the container in which it is cooked, e.g, a casserole. As regards the container (not the dish), what is a tagine?

Answer: A two-part flat-bottomed circular clay pot with a conical or dome-shaped clay lid

A double pot with a water bath is a bain marie. A concave-lid pot which facilitates condensation is a doufeu. A copper (or aluminum) pot shaped like a clamshell is the Portuguese cataplana; it is used to produce a seafood dish of the same name.
9. Chef wants to inspire you to participate in cooking competitions so he shows you a DVD of the Canadian team participating in the 2007 Bocuse d'Or (Concours Mondial de la Cuisine). Where is this famous international cooking competition held?

Answer: Lyon, France

Lyon is the home of the competition's namesake-founder Paul Bocuse. The so-called Culinary Olympics (the Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung) has most recently been held in Erfurt, Germany.
10. Dredging is a kind of underwater excavation carried out to deepen a harbour or channel. It is also a technique for harvesting seafood (e.g. scallops or crabs) from the bottom. Sometimes political candidates "dredge up" sordid parts of their opponent's past. What does it mean "to dredge" in the kitchen?

Answer: To lightly coat food with flour or breadcrumbs before frying

Dredging is often assisted by first wetting food in milk or beaten egg to make the dry ingredient stick better. The process of dredging helps food brown while frying and produces a crispy crust.
Source: Author FatherSteve

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