Spices, Fragrances, Flavorings

Question 1

What is nutmeg and mace and what is it used for?

Answer 1

Ground seed of a plant, and used for baking

Question 2

What are cloves and what are they used for?

Answer 2

Dried flower buds and are used in pumpkin spice and to flavor tobacco

Question 3

What are considered the “spice islands”?

Answer 3

Moluccas in indonesia

Question 4

How did the dutch become wealthy?

Answer 4

By stealing spice from Indonesia after colonizing and made a monopoly

Question 5

T/F: There is one pieces of cinnamon

Answer 5

F: there are two species

Question 6

What is sandalwood and what is it used for?

Answer 6

It is the bark of a tree and is used for the fragrance (incense, perfume, furniture)

Question 7

T/F: there are 2 species of vanilla.

Answer 7

F: There are 3

Question 8

T/F: Vanilla bean is an accurate name

Answer 8

F: It is the capsule from an orchid family

Question 9

How does vanilla get dispersed?

Answer 9

From animals like capybaras, eating it and passing it through

Question 10

T/F: 95% of vanilla flavoring used today is from the plant

Answer 10

F: only 1% is used

Question 11

T/F: Saffron is the most expensive of all herbs and spices

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What are some members of the ginger family?

Answer 12

Ginger, cardamom, turmeric, galangal

Question 13

T/F: Mints are considered the king of fragrant leaved plant families

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What are some members of the mint families?

Answer 14

Peppermint, spearmint, thyme, rosemary, sage, basil, oregano, marjoram

Question 15

What is so special about patchouli?

Answer 15

It is a scent that is known to be the defining scent of the 60s and 70s

Question 16

T/F: Black pepper and white pepper are from 2 separate plants

Answer 16

False: they are from the same plant. black pepper you get from mature fruit, white pepper is when they peel off the fruit wall of the black fruit, green pepper is from the immature plant

Question 17

What is Capsaicin?

Answer 17

An alkaloid that is not water soluble

Question 18

T/F capsaicin is used in medicine to treat psoriasis, osteoarthritis, and pain

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What makes a plant tree?

Answer 19

It has a secondary phylum

Question 20

Where is capsaicin at in the pepper?

Answer 20

In the placental region

Question 21

T/F: Onions are nearly universally important as a basic seasoning and starting point of many dishes due to the flavonoids and polyphenols

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What is the name of the enzyme that causes us to cry and get flavor from onions?

Answer 22

Thiosulfinates

Question 23

What is a Maillard reaction?

Answer 23

Sugars and proteins reacting to heat to give us a flavor

Question 24

What are some members of the onion family?

Answer 24

Red, Vidalia, Scallions, Ramps, Shallot, Leek, Garlic

Question 25

What is perfume a mix of?

Answer 25

Ethanol. carrier oils, and fragrance components

Question 26

What makes the perfume scent last?

Answer 26

Carrier oil