Culinary Quiz Bowl

Spice Girls- What spice is made from the bark of a small evergreen tree? It is thicker and darker in color than true cinnamon.

Cassia or Chinese cinnamon

Spice Girls- What berry spice is made from the dried, unripe fruit of a small pimiento tree? It's flavor suggest a combination of cinnamon,nutmeg and cloves.

Allspice

Spice Girls- What seed spice is made from the oval, gray-brown seed found in the yellow, nectarine-shaped fruit of a large tropical evergreen?

Nutmeg

Spice Girls- Name four of the five ingredients in Chinese five-spice powder

Cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, star anise and szechuan pepper

Fish Category- What type of shellfish has a hard, segmented shell that protects soft flesh? Examples include shrimp, crayfish and lobsters.

Crustaceans

Fish Category-What is a young herring called?

Sardine

Fish Category-What tin, purple-black sea vegetable urns green when it is toasted?

Nori

Fish Category-What are the only three parts of a cuttlefish that can be eaten?

Tentacles, arms, ink

Sauces by Escoffier- What two herbs are added to Sauce Bearnaise?

Chervil and tarragon

Sauces by Escoffier- What is Ordinary Veloute finished with cream called?

sauce supreme

Sauces by Escoffier-What type of roux is used to make Sauce Espagnole?

Brown not dark.

Sauces by Escoffier- What are Escoffier's four foundation or basic sauces?

Espagnole, Veloute, Bechamel, Tomato.

Breakfast of Champs- What breakfast bread is a quick bread made by mixing solid fat, baking powder or soda, salt and milk with flour?

Biscuits

Breakfast of Champs-What is the albumen of egg more commonly known as?

Egg whites

Breakfast of Champs-What hot breakfast cereal is made from a ground soft wheat called semolina? It is commonly sold under the brand name of Cream of Wheat?

Farina

Breakfast of Champs-What is the main difference between granola and muesli?

Granola is baked and muesli is unbaked.

Nutrition 101- What does DRI stand for? It is a set of nutrient reference standards.

Dietary reference intake.

Nutrition 101- What term describes food that is high i nutrient and low in calories?

Nutrient- dense food.

Nutrition 101- What term describes food that had nutrients added that were originally present in the food but were lost during processing?

Enriched food

What five food grounds represent on the USDA'S MyPlate icon?

Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, diary

Math is Fun- A restaurant has a beginning inventory value of $20,360 makes food purchases of $11,341 during the period, and has an ending inventory of $2,456. What is the cost of goods sold for the period?

$29,245 (BI+FBP-EI\=CGS 20360+11341-2456\=)

Math is Fun- A case of 15 dozen extra large eggs has AP cost of $36.00. What is the EP cost of the total eggs in an 18 egg quiche?

$3.60(36.00/15\=2.40/12\=.20x18\=3.60)

Math is Fun- What is the net profit per person from an even for 361 people if the revenue is $26,194.16 and the AS menu cost is $15.73 per person.

$56.83(226194.16/361\=72.56;72.56-15.73\=56.83)

Math is Fun- A recipe normally yields 75 6-ounce cups of chowder, but the chef wants 160 5-ounce cups. What is the scaling factor?

1.77 or 1.78 (75x6 ounces\= 450 ounces. 160 x 5 ounces \=800 ounces 800/450 \=1.77)

Cheesehead- What country does mascarpone come from?

Italy

Cheesehead- What term describes the thick, casein- rich part of coagulated milk?

Curd

Cheesehead-What type of cheese has been sprayed with a harmless live mold to produce a thin skin rind? Examples include brie and Camembert.

Soft cheeses.

What lightly colored, semi soft dry-rind cheese with a buttery flavor that melts easily can be substituted for mozzarella?

Bel paese

Fruit Basket- What round, bright-red tropical fruit contains a thick white membrane that encloses hundreds of ed, edible seeds.

Pomegranate

Fruit Basket- What exotic drupe is covered with a thin, red, inedible shell and has alight-pink to white flesh that is refreshing, juicy and sweet?

Lychee

Fruit Basket- What sweet, bright-orange tropical fruit grows on trees and is similar in shape to a tomato. It is often baked into breads, cakes and desserts.

Persimmon

Fruit Basket-What is the most common variety of banana?

Cavendish

Tools of the Trade-What heavy knife has a curved tip and a blade that is 7 to 14 inches in length? It is used to cut, section and portion raw meats.

Butcher's knife

Tools of the Trade- What type of whisk has heavier gauge wire loops and is longer than a balloon whisk?

French whisk

Tools of the Trade- What special cutting tool is used to cut fruits and vegetables into uniform spheres?

Parisienne scoop

Tools of the Trade- What are the three types of knife tangs?

Full, partial, rat-tail

Let them eat cake-What tall,light cake is made without fat and is leavened with whipped egg whites?

Angel food cake

Let them eat cake- What type of cake is made with separated eggs and is primarily leavened with air?

Spongecake

Let them eat cake- What buttercream style is also known as mousseline buttercream?

French Buttercream

Let them eat cake- What mixing method do commercial bakeries often use to prepare large quantities of a very liquid cake batter with high sugar content?

Two-stage

Pasta Bowl- What ribbon pasta is also known as angel hair?

Capellini

Pasta Bowl- What brown-gray noodles are made from buckwheat flour?

Buckwheat or soba noodles

Pasta Bowl- What yellow egg noodle resembles spaghetti and is sold fresh,dried or vacuum-sealed?

Hokkien noodles

Pasta Bowl- What shaped pasta is formed by two strands of pasta twisted together?

Gemelli

For Starters- What term describes freshly ground or chopped raw meat or seafood?

Tartare

For Starters- What Greek term describes bite-sized portions of food that are commonly served as a starter course, but may also be eaten as a full meal?

Mezes

For Starters- What cold starter is an assortment of uncooked vegetables that are served raw, marinated or pickled?

Relish

For Starters- What three elements are canapes composed of?

Base, spread and edible garnish

Meats By Escoffier- What term refers to spine marrow of veal and beef?

Amourettes

Beefy Escoffier- What are Cervelles?

Brains

Beefy Escoffier- Strictly speaking, what cut should come from the head or thick end of a trimmed filler? It may also be cut from a sirloin.

Beefsteak

Beefy Escoffier- What two items are served with the sirloin steak in Entrecote a la Bernaise?

Pomme chateau and sauce Bernaise

Clean Up, Clean Up- What type of cleaner contains a scouring agent that helps scrub hard-to-remove dirt?

Abrasive cleaners

Clean Up, Clean Up- What is the first step in clean and sanitizing a surface

Scrape or remove food bits from the surface

Clean Up, Clean Up- in manual dish washing, what should the first sink be filled with?

Detergent and water

Clean Up, Clean Up- What two methods are used to sanitize surfaces?

Heat sanitizing and chemical sanitizing

Cluck Cluck- What USDA grade describes poultry that is free of deformities with plump, meaty flesh and a thin layer of fat under the skin?

Grade A

Cluck Cluck- What chicken classification is a young male or female chicken from 3-5 months with tender flesh and smooth skin?

Roasters

Cluck Cluck- What fabricated poultry cut is the innter pectoral muscle that runs alongside the breastbone?

Tenderloin

Cluck Cluck- What are the three parts of a chicken wing?

Tip, paddle(flat), drummette

Sweet Tooth- What type of sugar has a large, course crystal structure that prevents it from dissolving easily? it is used almost excursively for decorating cookies and pastries.

Sanding sugar

Sweet Tooth- What is the process of cooking and browning of sugars called?

Caramelization

Sweet Tooth- What ingredient is used to slow down the crystallization process when cooking sugar for pulling and browning?

Glucose syrup

Sweet Tooth- What three main ingredients is pastillage made of?

Sugar, cornstarch and gelatin

Who am I?- What position is responsible for setting tables and removing dirty dishes from the dinning area?

Busser

Who am I?- What is the patisser?

Pastry chief

Who am I?- In French brigade, what is the vegetable station chief called?

Legumier

Who am I?- What position ensures each dish is acceptable before it leaves the kitchen?

Expediter

Eat your vegetables- What vegetable is edible flower bud of a large, thistle-family plant?

Artichoke

Eat your vegetables- What large, dark-green, edible leaf has a white or reddish stalks? Examples include Swiss or ruby

Chard

Eat your vegetables- What poisonous toxin is in rhubarb leaves?

Oxalate

Eat your vegetables- What are the four main types of lettuce used in a professional kitchen?

Looseleaf, romaine, butterhead, crisphead

Watch your diet- What chronic disease is characterized by elevated blood sugar levels and ineffective production or absorption?

Diabetes

Watch your diet- What method used to measure healthy body weight is a calculation based on height and weight to determine body fat composition?

Body mass index or BMI

Watch your diet- What complex carbohydrate plays an important role in weight management because it promotes satiety?

Dietary fiber

Watch your diet-What are five of the eight foods that account for 90% of all food allergies?

Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soy

Garde Manger 101- What term describes the art of making sausages and other preserved items such as pates, terrines, galantines, and ballontines?

Charcuterie

Garde Manger 101- What type of force meat is typically stuffed into a casing or shaped into a patty?

Sausage

Garde Manger 101- What term describes a combination of two unlike liquids that have been forced to bond together?

Emulsion

Garde Manger 101- What salad presentation is used to refresh and cleanse the palate prior to dessert?

Separate course salad

Herb garden- What herb has a dark-green, curly leaves with a flavor similar to parsley but more delicate with a hint of licorice?

Chervil

Herb garden-What herb is best known as flavoring in Bearnaise sauce? It has smooth, slightly, elongated leaves.

Tarragon

Herb garden- What herb has a pungent, peppery flavor that is slightly stronger that marjoram? It is also known as wild marjoram.

Oregano

Herb garden- What herb is made from the ground leaves of sassafras tree? It is a common ingredient in Creole cuisine

File powder

More math- The AP cost for 15 bottle case of energy drinks is $35.10 per case. If each bottle contains 18 oz, what is the AP unit cost per oz?

$0.13 oz

More math- A case of 30 dozen extra large eggs has an AP cost of $82.8-. What is the EP cost of the eggs use in a recipe which req. 18 whole eggs?

$4.14

More math- An sub shop pays $40.96 per gallon for olive oil. What is the cost of the olive oil used in an Italian dressing recipe which req. 2 1/2 cups plus 1 tbsp of olive oil?

$1.44

More math- A chowder recipe calls for 12 pounds of peeled and diced potato's. What is the total cost of potatoes in the recipe if the AP unit cost of the whole potatoes is $0.36 per pound and the yield percentage is 86%?

$5.04

Abbreviate This- What is the POS an abbreviation for? It is a computerized network that complies data on all sales incurred by a business.

Point of sale

Abbreviate This- What is IQF an abbreviation for? It is a designation for products in which each item is frozen individually?

individually quick frozen

Abbreviate This- What is IMPS an abbreviation for? It is published by the USDA for commonly purchased meats and meat products.

Institutional meat purchase specifications

Abbreviate This- What is TTJJ an abbreviation for? It is used to determine doneness of poultry.

Temperature, touch ,joints, juices

Mad Cow- What beef cut is located just beneath the strip loin and is the most tender piece of meat?

Tenderloin

Mad Cow- What USDA quality grade is well marbled and has a thick, firm fat covering? It is the juiciest and most flavorful of all the meats.

USDA Prime or just Prime

Mad Cow- What is the largest primal beef cut?

Chuck

Mad Cow- How many rib bones does a beef rib contain?

7

Big Bad Bug World- What bacteria is found naturally in many farm animals but eating only a small amount can make a person sick?

Salmonella spp

Garde Manger 101- What foodborne illness caused by bacteria is associated with incorrectly canned food and untreated garlic in oil?

Botulism

Garde Manger 101- What foodborne illness caused by a parasite has been associated with produce, such as berries, lettuce or basil, irrigated or washed with contaminated water.

Cyclosporiasis

Garde Manger 101- What are the four types of pathogens that can contaminate food?

Viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi