Vegetables and fish Flashcards

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4 basis in choosing vegetables

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Color
size
Maturity/Stage of Development
Shape

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On the whole, the physical characteristics and features of any vegetable hint at their overall quality

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Quality

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A vegetable should have a deep, clear, and intense ___. Ripeness or maturity can also be determined by just the color of a vegetable. In general, vegetables that are too deeply colored may be overripe and thus not fit for consumption.

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Color

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Generally, vegetables of medium or average size are of better quality than ones that are small or large. The smallness or largeness of vegetables is often a sign of poor quality and are thus not suitable to be cooked and consumed.

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Size

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A vegetable’s ____ must be true to the shape of the variety. For example, a carrot with a round shape deviates too much from the standard horn-like shape of carrot cultivars, and the irregular shape may be indicative of issues in quality.

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Shape

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A vegetable should be at the prime of edibility, or fitness to be eaten. The ripeness or maturity of a vegetable can be determined through its color, aroma, and firmness, as well as some features of its leaves.

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Stage of Development or Maturity

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The freshness, cleanliness, and manner in which a vegetable is trimmed should also be examined.

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Condition

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Vegetables taste best when they are eaten in season.

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Seasonality

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There are thousands of different kinds of vegetables cultivated and consumed worldwide.

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Variety

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7 Types of Vegetables

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Root Vegetables
Leaf Vegetables
Stem Vegetables
Inflorescence Vegetables
Fruit Vegetables
Pod Vegetables
Bulb Vegetables

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defined as the fleshy enlarged roots of plants that are used as vegetables.

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Root Vegetables

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Two types of roots

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Tuberous Roots and Taproots

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include potato, sweet potato, yam, ginger, and cassava.

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Tuberous Roots

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include carrot, celeriac, radish, beet, and turnip.

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Taproots

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15
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are plants that are cultivated for their edible leaves

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Leaf Vegetables

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16
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What is the main part of a Stem Vegetables?

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Stalk

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17
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Are flowers that are used as vegetables

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Inflorescence Vegetables

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defined as the seed-bearing structures of a plant-are commonly used as vegetables,

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Fruit Vegetables

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Is an edible plants structure that contains seeds.

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Pod Vegetables

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These include aromatic vegetables used to add flavor to dished

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Bulb Vegetables

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21
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4 Market Form

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Fresh
Frozen
Dried
Canned

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22
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are vegetables that have undergone little or no processing from the time they were harvested

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Fresh

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23
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are commercially packaged in plastic bags or cardboard boxes

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Frozen

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dehydrating preserves vegetables and prolongs their shelf life.

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Like freezing and drying, ___ is a method of food preservation.
Canned
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8 Methods of Cooking Vegetables
Steaming Boiling Sautéing Roasting Grilling Braising Baking Blanching
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cooking method that makes use of steam or the vapor arising from a heated liquid.
Steaming
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4 types of Steaming Methods
Steamer Basket Method Steamer Method Pan Method Microwave Method
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makes use of a steaming basket, or any heat-resistant container with holes at the bottom
Steamer Basket Method
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A food steamer, also called steam cooker, is a kitchen cook used in cooking with steam
Steamer Method
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A pan that can hold all vegetables to be steamed can be used
Pan Method
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placed in a microwave safe bowl with a small amount of water at the bottom
Microwave Method
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is another easy and convenient method of cooking vegetables. The vegetables are added to a pot of boiling water with a small amount of salt and cooked until the color is more vibrant.
Boiling
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cook food in a small amount of oil or fat in a pan or pot over relatively high heat while stirring often.
Sauteing
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the vegetables are cooked slowly in the oven. ____ helps caramelize the vegetables, thus bringing out their natural sweetness and enhancing their flavor.
Roasting
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a cooking method wherein dry heat is applied from below or above the food being cooked.
Grilling
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vegetables are seared at a high temperature and allowed to finish cooking in a small amount of liquid, typically in a covered pot or pan.
Braising
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makes use of dry heat to cook food) Typically, an oven is used to bake food, but it can also be done using hot coals, ashes, or stones.
Baking
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means to cook vegetables by briefly immersing them in boiling water and then plunging them in iced water or rinsing them with cold running water to stop the cooking process.
Blanching
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8 types of vegetables cuts
Brunoise Macedoine Jardiniere Paysanne Julienne Chiffonade Mirepoix Matignon
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This is a very small dice, usually between 1 to 3 millimeters square,
Brunoise
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Like the brunoise cut, ____ is a diced cube, but is larger at around 5 millimeters square.
Macedoine
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cut requires vegetables to be cut into short, thin sticks about 2.5 centimeters long, 3 millimeters wide, and 3 millimeters thick.
Jardiniere
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word paysanne is a French word that literally means "peasant" or "country-style," indicating that it is more rustic or informal style of cutting vegetables.
Paysanne
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1 to 2 millimeters thick
Paysanne
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cut into long thin matchstick-shaped pieces around 4 centimeters long.
Julienne
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the leaves of herbs and leafy vegetables are stacked up, rolled tightly, and sliced perpendicular to the roll.
Chiffonade
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combination of roughly diced vegetables,
Mirepoix
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refers to the way particular vegetables are cut and to the combination they comprise.
Matignon
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an umbrella term for any marine animal caught or raised for human consumption, including both freshwater and saltwater species.
Seafood
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The dictionary defines ___ as any edible marine animal-that is, animals that are taken from the sea to be used as food.
Seafood
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2 types of seafood
Shellfish Finfish
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wide range of animal species that dwell in freshwater or saltwater with an external shell and no backbone.
shellfish
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refer to cold-blooded, non-mammalian animals that dwell in water and have a vertebra or backbone.
Finfish
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invertebrate animals with soft bodies that are encased in a shell These include clams, mussels, oysters, and scallops.
Mollusks
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invertebrate animals with segmented bodies surrounded by an outer shell.
Crustaceans
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are flat and may have rays
Flatfishes
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when cut across, would yield round pieces.
Round fishes