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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family is the tomato a member of?

2. What is an egg's shell formed from?

3. What dairy product contains several nutrients?

4. What did Louis Pasteur invent in the 1860s?

5. Which of the following is a raw fish dish?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do people generally freeze fish before serving it raw?

2. How does one create Creme Caramel from custard?

3. How has McGee changed the second edition of the book?

4. What is the difference between winter and summer squashes?

5. How should one cook poached eggs?

6. How does one make buttermilk from milk?

7. Why is fruit so healthy?

8. What nutrients does an egg yolk contain?

9. Why is propionibacteria important in the cheesemaking process?

10. How does one make margarine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the four basic food molecules? Why is it important to know the four basic food molecules?

Essay Topic 2

How does food relate to culture? In what way does McGee show the link between food and culture?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss any advancements in that area since the writing of the book.

1. Vitamin intake.

2. Food and mental heath.

3. Food and healthy society.

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