Food Quiz-Check Your Culinary Knowledge

What does it mean to "Effiler"?

cleansing your palette with sherbet between meal courses

thinly slice almonds or remove strings from string beans

lightly toast baking flour in the oven

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What is a "Coulis"?

a dip made of pureed anchovies

dried, salted cod

sauce made with fruit or vegetable puree

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What is a "Mignonette"?

coarsely ground peppercorns

meat juice thickened with cornstarch

any decorative topping on a pastry

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What does it mean when you "Render" a food?

chop it into small pieces

cook the fat out of it

put it in a blender of food processor

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What happens when you "Flambe" something?

you add alcohol to a hot pan causing a flame

using a hand torch to brown meringue

dehydrating chicken, fish or beef

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If you are "Jacquarding"-what are you doing?

making a stock out of meat bones

poking holes in meat to tenderize it

cutting meat or fish into strips after it is cooked

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If you are holding a "Jeroboam"-what do you have?

the testicle of a young bull

an oversized wine bottle

a goats head

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If you had a "Rondeau"-what do you have?

cold, uncooked soup

wide, shallow pan with straight sides used for searing and poaching foods

a round pastry filled with meat

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If you are eating "Carpaccio"-what are you eating?

meat or fish, thinly sliced or pounded thin, and served raw

a coffee-like after dinner drink served cold

broiled meat or chicken stuffed with cheese and vegetables

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If you prepare a meat "Confit"-how are you cooking it?

slowly in its own fat

pan fried in butter and finished over an open flame

cutting it thin, letting it air dry and slowly cooling it in a low-heat oven

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If you are eating "Pate"- what are you eating?

seasoned meat minced into a spreadable paste

cold snails

any salad with a cream-based dressing

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If you prepare a food "Au gratin" - what does it mean?

covered with breadcrumbs and/or cheese and browned in the oven

shredding meat, chicken or pork

covered with a creamy cheese sauce

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Food Quiz-Check Your Culinary Knowledge

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Time to take a cooking class!

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Food Quiz-Check Your Culinary Knowledge

What does it mean to "Effiler"?

What is a "Coulis"?

What is a "Mignonette"?

What does it mean when you "Render" a food?

What happens when you "Flambe" something?

If you are "Jacquarding"-what are you doing?

If you are holding a "Jeroboam"-what do you have?

If you had a "Rondeau"-what do you have?

If you are eating "Carpaccio"-what are you eating?

If you prepare a meat "Confit"-how are you cooking it?

If you are eating "Pate"- what are you eating?

If you prepare a food "Au gratin" - what does it mean?

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