Key Terms

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

When digested nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream

Question 2

Aeration

Answer 2

Adding air into the mixture by beating pr whisking it vigorously

Question 3

Allergen

Answer 3

A substance (for example food) that causes an allergic reaction

Question 4

Ambient temperature

Answer 4

Normal room temperature

Question 5

Amino Acid

Answer 5

The basic components of all proteins

Question 6

Anaerobic

Answer 6

A process that does not require oxygen

Question 7

Angina

Answer 7

When the blood supply to the heart si restricted

Question 8

Antibacterial spray

Answer 8

A spray designed to destroy most bacteria on work surfaces

Question 9

Appetising

Answer 9

Appealing to the senses

Question 10

Apprenticeship

Answer 10

A combination of on-the-job training and classroom learning

Question 11

Bacteria

Answer 11

Single-celled micro-organisms; some types of bacteria can cause food poisoning

Question 12

Baking Blind

Answer 12

Precooking pastry before a filling is added

Question 13

Baking

Answer 13

Cooking food ni a hot oven without adding extra fat during the cooking proces

Question 14

Barracks

Answer 14

Where people in the armed forces live

Question 15

Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

Answer 15

How many calories you need to stay alive for 24 hours when warm and resting

Question 16

Basting

Answer 16

Spooning over stock or fat during cooking to stop food from drying out and to help it to brown

Question 17

Bâton

Answer 17

A vegetable cut, also called jardinière, where vegetables are cut into baton shapes

Question 18

Beating

Answer 18

Combining ingredients together thoroughly

Question 19

Beverage

Answer 19

A drink other than water

Question 20

Blanching

Answer 20

When food is cooked very quickly in boiling water then cooled to stop the cooking process

Question 21

Tips and Gratitude

Answer 21

Money given to someone by a customer as a way of saying “thank you’ for good service

Question 22

Service Charge

Answer 22

A percentage added to a customer’s bill to reward the employees who have provided the customer with a service

Question 23

Bonus payment and rewards

Answer 23

Given by some employers as a way of rewarding their hard work throughout the year and helping to make the business successful

Question 24

Climate change

Answer 24

Changes in the earth’s temperature that can lead to unusual and extreme weather conditions

Question 25

Fossil fuels

Answer 25

Fuels such as coal, oil and gas that were created over millions of years by fossilised plants and animals

Question 26

Greenhouse gasses

Answer 26

These form an insulated layer around the earth's atmosphere, which traps heat and raises the earth's temperature

Question 27

Non-renewable energy

Answer 27

Energy produced from fossil fuels that cannot be renewed once they are used up

Question 28

Sustainable diet

Answer 28

A diet consisting mostly of plant foods, which has a minimal impact on the environment during its production

Question 29

Anaphylaxis

Answer 29

A very severe and life threatening allergic reaction that affects breathing, the heart, the digestive system and the skin

Question 30

Food allergy

Answer 30

A condition where the body's immune system reacts to certain foods, which causes a range of symptoms

Question 31

Food intolerance

Answer 31

A long term health condition where certain foods make someone unwell

Question 32

Bacteria

Answer 32

Tiny living things, some of which cause food poisoning

Question 33

Contaminate

Answer 33

Make a food unsafe to eat by infecting it with microbes that will grow and multiply in it

Question 34

Cross-Contamination

Answer 34

How microbes are spread from one place onto some food

Question 35

Microbes

Answer 35

Tiny plants and animals that you can only see under a microscope (also called micro-organisms

Question 36

Moulds

Answer 36

Tiny plants, similar to mushrooms

Question 37

Pathogenic

Answer 37

Something that makes people ill

Question 38

Toxins

Answer 38

Another name for poisins; if something is toxic, it is poisonous