Food Quiz-Check Your Culinary Knowledge

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

pan fried in butter and finished over an open flame

slowly in its own fat

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

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

put it in a blender of food processor

cook the fat out of it

chop it into small pieces

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

an oversized wine bottle

a goats head

the testicle of a young bull

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

covered with a creamy cheese sauce

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

shredding meat, chicken or pork

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

broiled meat or chicken stuffed with cheese and vegetables

a coffee-like after dinner drink served cold

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

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What happens when you "Flambe" something?

using a hand torch to brown meringue

you add alcohol to a hot pan causing a flame

dehydrating chicken, fish or beef

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What is a "Mignonette"?

coarsely ground peppercorns

any decorative topping on a pastry

meat juice thickened with cornstarch

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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 had a "Rondeau"-what do you have?

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

cold, uncooked soup

a round pastry filled with meat

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What does it mean to "Effiler"?

lightly toast baking flour in the oven

cleansing your palette with sherbet between meal courses

thinly slice almonds or remove strings from string beans

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What is a "Coulis"?

dried, salted cod

a dip made of pureed anchovies

sauce made with fruit or vegetable puree

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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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Food Quiz-Check Your Culinary Knowledge

Your advanced culinary knowledge is poor...

Time to take a cooking class!

Around 50% Correct...

Not bad-this is a bit advanced-you have some knowledge...

Nice Job-You got MOST of THEM!

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Food Quiz-Check Your Culinary Knowledge

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

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

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

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

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

What happens when you "Flambe" something?

What is a "Mignonette"?

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

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

What does it mean to "Effiler"?

What is a "Coulis"?

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

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