Food Quiz-Check Your Culinary Knowledge

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

chop it into small pieces

put it in a blender of food processor

cook the fat out of it

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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 is a "Mignonette"?

any decorative topping on a pastry

meat juice thickened with cornstarch

coarsely ground peppercorns

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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 are "Jacquarding"-what are you doing?

poking holes in meat to tenderize it

cutting meat or fish into strips after it is cooked

making a stock out of meat bones

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What is a "Coulis"?

sauce made with fruit or vegetable puree

a dip made of pureed anchovies

dried, salted cod

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

covered with a creamy cheese sauce

shredding meat, chicken or pork

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

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What does it mean to "Effiler"?

thinly slice almonds or remove strings from string beans

lightly toast baking flour in the oven

cleansing your palette with sherbet between meal courses

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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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What happens when you "Flambe" something?

dehydrating chicken, fish or beef

using a hand torch to brown meringue

you add alcohol to a hot pan causing a flame

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

the testicle of a young bull

a goats head

an oversized wine bottle

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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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Food Quiz-Check Your Culinary Knowledge

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Food Quiz-Check Your Culinary Knowledge

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

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

What is a "Mignonette"?

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

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

What is a "Coulis"?

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

What does it mean to "Effiler"?

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

What happens when you "Flambe" something?

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

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

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