General Awareness
Food Ingredients and Cookery
4,498 Questions
Food ingredients and cookery questions test knowledge of culinary practices, dietary alternatives, and food standards. This subject is relevant for general awareness and hospitality exams. Use this set to review essential cooking facts.
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Food Ingredients and Cookery Questions
Which ingredient is commonly used to create a chewy texture in caramel?
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Corn syrup
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Gelatin
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Pectin
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Agar-agar
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Corn syrup is commonly used in caramel to create a chewy texture and prevent crystallization.
Which celebrity chef is known for his show "Parts Unknown"?
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Anthony Bourdain
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Gordon Ramsay
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Jamie Oliver
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Nigella Lawson
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Anthony Bourdain was an American celebrity chef, author, and television personality. He was known for his show "Parts Unknown", which aired on CNN from 2013 to 2018.
Who is the host of the popular cooking show "Chopped"?
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Ted Allen
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Geoffrey Zakarian
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Maneet Chauhan
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Scott Conant
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Ted Allen is an American food writer, television personality, and cookbook author. He is known for hosting the cooking show "Chopped" on the Food Network.
Which celebrity chef is known for his show "Hell's Kitchen"?
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Gordon Ramsay
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Jamie Oliver
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Nigella Lawson
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Rachael Ray
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Gordon Ramsay is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He is known for his show "Hell's Kitchen", which aired on Fox from 2005 to 2018.
Which celebrity chef is known for his show "The Chew"?
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Mario Batali
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Michael Symon
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Carla Hall
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Clinton Kelly
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Mario Batali is an American chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality. He is known for his show "The Chew", which aired on ABC from 2011 to 2018.
Who is the host of the cooking show "Top Chef"?
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Padma Lakshmi
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Tom Colicchio
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Gail Simmons
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Hugh Acheson
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Padma Lakshmi is an American author, model, actress, and television host. She is known for hosting the cooking show "Top Chef" on Bravo from 2006 to 2018.
Which celebrity chef is known for his show "Iron Chef America"?
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Bobby Flay
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Mario Batali
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Masaharu Morimoto
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Emeril Lagasse
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Bobby Flay is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He is known for his show "Iron Chef America", which aired on the Food Network from 1998 to 2018.
Who is the host of the cooking show "The Pioneer Woman"?
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Ree Drummond
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Trisha Yearwood
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Paula Deen
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Giada De Laurentiis
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Ree Drummond is an American blogger, author, photographer, and television personality. She is known for her cooking show "The Pioneer Woman", which aired on the Food Network from 2011 to 2018.
Which celebrity chef is known for his show "Guy's Grocery Games"?
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Guy Fieri
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Bobby Flay
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Mario Batali
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Gordon Ramsay
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Guy Fieri is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He is known for his show "Guy's Grocery Games", which aired on the Food Network from 2013 to 2018.
Who is the host of the cooking show "The Kitchen"?
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Katie Lee
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Sunny Anderson
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Geoffrey Zakarian
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Jeff Mauro
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Katie Lee is an American chef, author, and television personality. She is known for hosting the cooking show "The Kitchen" on the Food Network from 2014 to 2018.
Which celebrity chef is known for his show "Beat Bobby Flay"?
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Bobby Flay
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Michael Symon
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Alton Brown
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Iron Chef Morimoto
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Bobby Flay is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He is known for his show "Beat Bobby Flay", which aired on the Food Network from 2013 to 2018.
Who is the host of the cooking show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives"?
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Guy Fieri
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Bobby Flay
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Mario Batali
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Gordon Ramsay
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Guy Fieri is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He is known for his show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives", which aired on the Food Network from 2006 to 2018.
Which celebrity chef is known for his show "The Great British Bake Off"?
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Mary Berry
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Paul Hollywood
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Mel Giedroyc
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Sue Perkins
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Mary Berry is a British food writer, chef, and television personality. She is known for her show "The Great British Bake Off", which aired on the BBC from 2010 to 2018.
Who is the host of the cooking show "MasterChef"?
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Gordon Ramsay
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Graham Elliot
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Christina Tosi
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Joe Bastianich
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Gordon Ramsay is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He is known for his show "MasterChef", which aired on Fox from 2010 to 2018.
Which celebrity chef is known for his show "The Mind of a Chef"?
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Anthony Bourdain
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David Chang
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Sean Brock
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April Bloomfield
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David Chang is an American chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He is known for his show "The Mind of a Chef", which aired on PBS from 2012 to 2018.