Ireland, Tea, Culinary Terms, Popovers, Hamantashen

Question 1

What are popovers?

Answer 1

They are a secial breakfast and snack or accompaniment to a meal (usually a stew or roast with gravy)

Question 2

Where are popovers originally from?

Answer 2

They originated in England and came to the United States in the 1600’s along with the pilgrims

Question 3

What is the batter called for making them?

Answer 3

Croix- a french word, also used for cream puffs, eclairs, beignets, churros

Question 4

What is special about them?

Answer 4

You have to use a special pan (muffin pan), there is no leavening agents used

Question 5

What is Hamanrashcen?

Answer 5

A symbolic food, eaten during the holiday of Purim

Question 6

What is Purim?

Answer 6

Purim is a Jewish holiday in which they commemorate the people saved from persecution in the Persian Empire

Question 7

What does the cookie represent?

Answer 7

the ear of Haman (the prime-minister, convinced King Ahasuerus to kill all the jews) or his three-cornered hat.

Question 8

What is Irish Soda Bread?

Answer 8

quickbread, used soda as a leavening agent. Brought to the US with the Irish when they migrated due to the potato famine in 1845. Eaten at breakfast or snack with black tea. Had raisings but now people tend to add chocolate chips.

Question 9

What is Sheperds Pie?

Answer 9

casserole dish with beef or lamb, a layer of peas, and carrots topped with mashed potatoes. Comfort food on a cold rainy day?

Question 10

Julienne

Answer 10

Meats, vegetables and chesses cut into THING LENGHTWIDE STRIPS

Question 11

Poach

Answer 11

Simmer food gently-doesn’t loose shape

Question 12

Beat

Answer 12

make mixture smooth by lifting micture over and quickly incorporate air (knead)

Question 13

Braise

Answer 13

Brown eat or vegetables small amount of fat-add liquid- cookslowly in covered untensil

Question 14

Broil

Answer 14

Cook DIRECTLY under flame

Question 15

Cream

Answer 15

press and beat then add sugar

Question 16

Cut in

Answer 16

cut flat with a pastry blend or two knives

Question 17

Dice

Answer 17

cut food into smalll cubes

Question 18

Folding

Answer 18

Add micture gently turning muxture without loos of air

Question 19

Whip

Answer 19

Beat rapidly

Question 20

Sear

Answer 20

burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat.

Question 21

Toss

Answer 21

mix ingredienst lightly with fork or sppon

Question 22

MInce

Answer 22

chop or cut food as finely as possible

Question 23

Pare

Answer 23

Trim something (outside)

Question 24

Saute’

Answer 24

brown in a small amount of fat

Question 25

Scald

Answer 25

cook in liquid below boiling point

Question 26

Simmer

Answer 26

heat liquid just to boiling point-bubbles gather but don’t break.

Question 27

Stew

Answer 27

cook in medium amount of liquid

Question 28

Tea:

Answer 28

stimulates and soothesyou

Question 29

Tea is grown in

Answer 29

Charleston SC

Question 30

TEa originated how many years was it the only country to use it

Answer 30

China, 3,000

Question 31

Three type of tea:

Answer 31

Green, Black, Oolong

Question 32

The Key to make b, and o tea is

Answer 32

oxydation and fermentations

Question 33

Most popular tea in Japan

Answer 33

Green

Question 34

Takes __ lbs of farmed tea to make __lb of dried tea

Answer 34

5,1

Question 35

How much caffeine is in black tea

Answer 35

40 mg (1/2 of caffeine in cofee)

Question 36

Bhuddist monks used this why?

Answer 36

stay aletr during meditation, they teach wakeful tranquility

Question 37

The Way of Tea

Answer 37

Chao-Doe

Question 38

who were the first to bring tea to europe

Answer 38

portuguese and dutch