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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 is an egg's shell formed from?

2. What part of the lobster is often added to lobster sauce?

3. Which of the following is classed as a custard?

4. What helps produce leaner meat in some countries?

5. What kind of milk is added to help make margarine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How should one hard boil an egg?

2. How should one cook poached eggs?

3. How does the author think meat has developed humans?

4. Why is propionibacteria important in the cheesemaking process?

5. How does one make buttermilk from milk?

6. What are the three basic ingredients of cheese?

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

8. Why is fish oil so important in our development?

9. What are roots and tubers?

10. Why does the author think using a microwave is a bad idea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the concerns about the fruit and vegetable industry in general? How have governments tried to combat these concerns?

Essay Topic 2

What impact has ON FOOD AND COOKING had on the culinary world? How do you think chefs could use the book to improve their cooking methods?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following foods in the book and examine why it is important to our diets.

1. Milk.

2. Meat.

3. Fish.

4. Salt.

5. Vegetables.

6. Fruit.

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