Culinary Arts Quiz Bowl Knowledge

The process of eliminating bones and impurities that can cause cloudiness in stock

How many Tablespoons are in 3 cups?

What does FCCLA stand for?

What soups should never be boiled?

What is Browning a meat on the outside in a small amount of fat, traps in moisture and flavor?

A pepper's heat.....What is the name of the scale used to measure a pepper's pungency?

Person in Charge in the Front of the house?

At what minimum internal temperature do should Poultry be Cooked?

Term used for large shrimp, sometimes for langoustines?

What does the acronym HACCP stand for?

What is the minimum amount of time recommended for lathering a soaping when washing oneshands?

Which starch vegetable is one of the only native vegetables to the New World?

What is the largest size of an egg?

Where is the Texas SkillsUSA State Office located?

Soups should be cooled to this temperature to ensure safety

What is a compound sauce made from a demi-glace?

What are the dimensions of a Fine Julienne?

What is Glace de Viande?

What is a recipe that produces a know quality and quantity of food for a specific operation?

Which of these is an 18th-century word for flattening chicken for quick cooking?

What does the acronym Fat Tom stand for?

What disaccharide is composed of glucose and fructose?

What does the acronym VICA mean?

What does USDA stand for?

What does the SkillsUSA color blue represent?

What is the meaning of Au sec?

A thickener made of equal parts flour and fat

A mixture of fresh herbs, spices, fruits, and or vegetables

Person in Charge in the Back of the house?

As yeast ferments, two byproducts are yielded. What are those products?

Brown stock and brown roux are used to make this sauce

What type of menu,offers the food & beverage item priced individually and ordered separately?

In 1938, this Act was passed to protect workers from unfair treatment by employers.

What does MSDS stand for?

Who opened first restaurants and had a menu?

The intramuscular fat found in meat that makes it tender and juicy.

Milk and white roux are the 2 main ingredients in this sauce

A solution of salt, water, and seasonings, used to preserve or moisten foods.

Some knives have these and some do not - separates the blade from the handle

Name the five leading or mother sauces.

What is a thin mixture of flour and cold water?

What is the ratio of standard ingredients included in a standard mirepoix (MEER-pwah)?

A dish made with shellfish

What is the SkillsUSA motto?

A liquid or semisolid product that adds flavor, moisture and visual appeal to a dish

A set of three stones used to sharpen a knife.

A rich, lightly reduced stock used as a sauce for roasted meats

What are 4 classes or most susceptible people to FBI?

What is a half brown sauce plus half brown stock, reduced by half?

What do you call a castrated male chicken?

What book is the official reference on parliamentary procedure?

According to the FDA Aug. 2003.what temperature range is known as the temperature danger zone?

What symbol on the SkillsUSA emblem represents the industrial society?

If the purchase price for onions is $1/lb with a 90% yield,what is the actual cost of 2lbs?

Squid are usually referred to on menus by their Italian name...?

What's the difference between a convection oven and a conventional oven?

What is the name of the knife cut known for its characteristic seven-sided, football shape?

Federal agency that creates & enforces safety-related standards & regulations in the workplace.

On the SkillsUSA emblem, what item represents knowledge?

What does TCS stand for?

Into how many SkillsUSA regions is the United States divided?

Term for the unit of energy measured by the amount of heat required raise 1000g of H2O by 1°C?

How many goals are included in Vision 2020?

When fabricating poultry, how many pieces can be harvested from the finished product?

Covering meat or poultry with a layer of fat to keep it from drying out during cooking

Used for stockpots,griddles,fry pans, or braziers,this large kitchen equipment...

What is glacage?

What is NOT the 3 compartments in a 3 compartment sink used for?

What is the process of changing a liquid oil to a solid?

What is the process of storing meats, usually large cuts, under carefully controlledconditions?

What is another name of pathogen?

What heat transfer method refers to the transfer of heat through a fluid?

What is Beurre Noisette?

A grand sauce made from veal, chicken, or fish stock and white or blond roux

Whats the only vitamin that can be produced in the body using the sun as it's source of energy?

What all-purpose knife is most commonly used by cooks?

To properly hold "grasp" a Chef knife you start with .....

What is the name of the system that helped streamline and simplify work in hotel kitchens

What should the temperature of water be when washing your hands?

Foie Gras,from both duck and goose,is the fatty,enlarged version of what organ of the animal?

What is tying the legs and wings against the body to make a compact, solid unit of a chicken?

Who is the Texas SkillsUSA State Director?

What term is used when referring to any herbaceous plant that can be partially or wholly eaten?

What is the main difference between a pot and a pan?

Where is the SkillsUSA National Office located?

What is the manipulationof food ingredients in new ways by the use of technology?

A grand sauce made from milk and white roux

The dark color of dark meat is due to a protein called?

What is the term referring to the elastic network;when wheat flour's moistened and manipulated?

There are four parts to a composed salad. Name three of the parts.

A soup that is thickened by the starch of the main ingredient, such as potatoes.

What is a Coquille?

According to the USDA and in regards to quality, what is the highest grade of egg?

What is the literal meaning of the French term mise en place (meez ahn plahs)?

What does FDA stand for?

What is a thin layer or membraneof connective tissue that often covers the surface of a muscle?

What is NOT on of the 3 ways to thaw frozen food correctly?

What"fifth taste",from Japanese word meaning"delicious"is described as savory,meaty,or rich?

A stock made from simmering poultry, beef, veal or game bones that have been browned first.

Name two fat-soluble vitamins.

Process in which milk products are heated to kill microorganisms that could contaminate milk

What is the browning of sugars?

 Deer meat is typically called?

A highly flavored stock made with fish bones

Trans Fat are?

This member of the capsicum family,varies in green,red,yellow,also known as a sweet pepper.

What size is a Julienne

What can I put on a stove top grease fire to put it out?

A vegetarian chooses not to eat....

Protein, Lipids, Carbohydrates, water, vitamins and minerals are?

When boiling water what does adding salt do?

What is the clear portion of an egg, commonly referred to as egg white, also known as?

Mixture of egg whites,ground meat,mirepoix,herbs & spices,and a acidic used to make consommé?

What is a mixture in which one substance isevenly mixed throughout anothersubstance?

These sauces are used to create many other sauces

This liquid is used to make stock

What stage of cooked sugar is achieved by reaching 300°F & separates into a hard,brittle sheet?

 A Niçoise (NEE-swahz) salad is classified as which salad?

In Egg Benedict, how are the eggs cooked?

A thickener made of equal parts flour and soft, whole butter

This causes bone and mirpoix to release flavor more quickly when liquid is added

What is a major problem in roasting poultry?

What is a simplified grande cuisine, relies on culinary principles and techniques?

Sheet for chemical has info about the chemical & what to do if injested or into eye or skin.

Used to puree food to different consistencies

What is the row of intramuscular bones running the length of round fish fillets called?

A vegan chooses not to eat...

A sauce made from the juices of cooked meat and brown stock

What type of rice is traditionally used to make risotto?

This sauce is the base for bernaise

A rich, flavorful broth that has been clarified

What SkillsUSA officer serves as a consultant to the president on procedural matters?

What are the 3 Different types of contamination of food?

What does NRA stand for?

What term is used to refer to poultry and meat animals normally found in the wild?

What colors represent the individual states and chapters?

What are the dimensions of a bâtonnet (BAH-toh-nay) cut?

How many teaspoons are in 2 quarts?

What is a derivative sauce of tomato sauce?

What are the dimensions of a Medium Dice?

Who wrote some of the first cookbooks and books on ettiquette?

Spell the word that means to finely slice or shred leafy vegetables or herbs.

Name the cookware item that's large round vessel w/straight sides and 2 loop handles....

What cooking method uses both conduction and convection?

Straighten a knife edge with this;doesn't sharpen it,& should be used after every use of knife.

Not to shrimp but to a variety of langoustine from Italian waters?

What protein found in connective muscle tissues are converted to gelatin when cooked?

Storage shelves should be how high off of the ground?

In terms of vegetarianism,who's a person that eats both eggs and dairy + a vegetable only diet?

What is butter sauce made with white wine, butter, and shallots?

Monounsaturated Fats are?

Two spicebundles to introduce flavoring,seasoning,and aromatics into stock,sauce,soup and stew?

Traditionally, what cheese is used to top French Onion Soup?

How many amino acids are essential for healthy adults?

What does ACF stand for?

What are small puff pastry cases with a savoury filling, usually served as an Hors d'Oeuvre?

Are the strongly flavored or aromatic portion of plant,bark,root,seeds,buds,or berries called?

What are animals with segmented shells and jointed legs?

What is stuffing that is baked separately usually called?

What 18th Century chef was known as the "King of Chefs and Chef of Kings?"

Used to strain sauce

What is the smallest size of an egg?

When a droplet of water enters melted chocolate,it becomes lumpy,what's the term for this?

What is the best know and most widely used herb in the world?

A thickener made from a mixture of cream and egg yolks

What is the meaning "to the tooth" a bit chewy?

What are soft sea animals that fall into three main categories called?

Who pioneered the processes/heating milk to a high enough temperature &kill pathogenicbacteria?

According to Oxfam, what country was ranked first as having the most plentiful, healthy food?

What are the four basic tastes?

What's the name of the hat worn by Chefs that shows their level of experience and rank?

What does ACFE stand for?

What size is a small dice

What herb is the main ingredient in a traditional pesto?

What class of fire extenguisher is used to put out fires involving wood, paper, or plastic?

What do you call  the texture of a saucethat has the right texture to coat foods.?

What size is a large dice

What do you call cold soup with uncooked veggies?