Seasoning

Question 1

What are the 5 basic tastes?

Answer 1

Sweet
Salty
Umami
Sour
Bitter

Question 2

What is the chemical expression of salt?

Answer 2

Sodium chloride, NaCl

Question 3

What percentage of an ingredient’s weight do you add in salt to perform lacto-fermentation?

Answer 3

approx. 2%

Question 4

When do salt beds date back to?

Answer 4

Romans, 1st century BC

Question 5

What was the first method of salt production?

Answer 5

Boiling down terracotta containers of sea water

Question 6

What is the french name for a salt bed?

Answer 6

Maris Salant

Question 7

What are the major sea-salt producing areas of France?

Answer 7

Guérand (atlantic)
Camargue (mediterranean)

Question 8

What are the 2 types of sea salt?

Answer 8

Fleur du sel
Gros sel, Sel fin

Question 9

What are the two ways of mining mineral salt?

Answer 9

Deep shaft mining
Solution mining

Question 10

Describe iodized salt

Answer 10

• Created in USA in 1924 due to lack of iodine in diets
• Salts fortified with potassium iodide
• Completed with anticaking agents

Question 11

What is the importance of acidity in food?

Answer 11

• Adds freshness, brightness
• Stimulates palate through salivation
• Crucial to preservation

Question 12

What is the formula for creating vinegar?

Answer 12

Alcohol + bacteria + oxygen + time