Culinary Bowl Exam | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated 2024/2025
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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