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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. Which of the following products is a fruit?

2. What continent does yogurt originate from?

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

4. What helps produce leaner meat in some countries?

5. What vitamin do Brussels Sprouts contain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Louis Pasteur important to the dairy industry?

2. Why is fruit so healthy?

3. Why is parsnip sweeter in the winter months?

4. How should one soft boil an egg?

5. What were the early methods of preserving meat?

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

7. How does cooking vegetables and fruits affect them?

8. Why are tomatoes used as a vegetable?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are fish seen as essential to our diets? What are the health risks surrounding fish? How should one prepare different fish?

Essay Topic 2

What are the different cooking methods? Why is it important to examine different cooking methods? How do the different cooking methods affect the flavor of food?

Essay Topic 3

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

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