The cooking IQ - the solutions
What does chocolate "temper"?
heat, so make it liquid alternately make liquid and let it cool again cooling down
By tempering chocolate gets a beautiful, shiny surface and a tender melting character - the perfect coating for fine chocolates. Chocolates that are coated with non-tempered chocolate, get a gray haze after a short time.
Here you can read how to make chocolates yourself.
How do you know that gnocchi or spaetzle are cooked?
they rise in the water they sink in the water
If the pasta stays in the water for a longer time and is not taken out after reaching its state of being cooked, it sinks back to the bottom of the pot.
Our favorite gnocchi recipe goes like this: Gnocchi burro salvia - gnocchi with sage butter, and for spaetzle we recommend: spaetzle noodles
What is the difference between flour and starch?
Strength is finer than flour none, it is just another name starch is coarser than flour
Starch is often used e.g. used for fine cakes, replacing some of the flour. Further possible use: "fattening agent" for sauces, e.g. Fruit sauces.
What are the basic ingredients of a mayonnaise?
Egg yolk, oil Egg yolk, cream whole egg, oil
In addition, mayonnaise in a lemon juice, mustard - and of course salt. Self-production is worthwhile, because the result is much finer than purchased mayonnaise. Read Lea Linster's recipe for homemade fries with mayonnaise.
Which of these vegetables can you eat raw without health concerns?
Green beans Peas cauliflower celery asparagus potatoes
Green beans contain - raw eaten - the phasin poison, which can lead to vomiting. Raw potatoes, on the other hand, contrary to their reputation, are not harmful to health - unless you consume green discolored potato flesh containing toxic substances as a result of exposure to light. However, who plastered raw potatoes in very large quantities, must be prepared for abdominal pain, because they are difficult to digest. The other listed vegetables can be eaten raw in good conscience.
What is the temperature in the interior of a roast during the cooking process?
core temperature Internal temperature heart temperature
To measure the core temperature, you need a special roasting thermometer. It depends on her whether a roast is really cooked.
Which of these spices is not part of a traditional curry?
Cardamom cumin cinnamon pepper coriander laurel
Curry contains at least ten different spices, but laurel is not included. To get hungry? Cook a curry dish - here you will find Indian recipes!
Sort the four different cooking stages of a steak in the correct order:
bleu, saignant, à point, bien cuit saignant, bleu, bien cuit, à point bleu, à point, saignant, bien cuit
A "bleu" fried steak (2-3 cm thick) feels the hot pan for only 30 seconds, the German name for it is accordingly: "bloody". "bien cuit" is the meat when fried for 4 to 5 minutes.
What is the difference between a sherbet and a granite?
The sorbet has a coarser consistency than the granite the granite has a coarser consistency than sorbet there is no difference
Granité is only occasionally stirred during the freezing process, so it contains larger ice crystals than a sorbet, which is prepared in an ice cream machine.
Here you will find Lea Linster's ice cream recipes!
Which of these types of dough should be baked in a preheated oven?
shortcrust biscuit sponge
A biscuit dough succeeds only if the oven is preheated. You can confidently push cakes from the remaining dough types into the cold oven - this also saves energy. Bake biscuits like a pro: How to do that, we show you in our baking school: biscuit dough.
Why is durum wheat used to make pasta in the industry?
It sticks better than normal wheat. Durum wheat is cheaper than normal wheat. Durum wheat lasts longer than normal wheat.
That's why pasta in durum wheat often lacks the egg, while you need it for your local pasta production with regular wheat flour.
What does it mean to barm meat?
it is peppered with bacon it is wrapped in bacon strips it is filled with spices
This wrapping technique ensures that the meat stays nicely juicy. Before the end of the cooking process, the bacon is removed so that the meat can still brown. Incidentally, the kitchen word for picking is bigarrieren.
From which part of beef or pork comes the filet?
from the loin from the club from the neck
The filet accounts for only a very small part of the total muscle mass of a slaughtered animal - that's why it's so expensive.
Which of these vegetables have autumn season in Germany?
asparagus Leek pumpkin peas
Asparagus is harvested in spring, and peas are a summer vegetable. Which fruits and vegetables have season when? You can see that in our seasonal calendar.
Which of these desserts is not a pastry?
Germknödel Kaiserschmarrn flummery Pancakes steamed noodles Clafoutis
Flammeri is a cooked, fallen sweet, for example semolina puff pastry. All other dishes are made with flour. Our favorite desserts - from pear helene to crème caramel - can be found at Desserts: Recipes for Life.
What's so special about Königsberger marzipan?
it has a particularly high proportion of almonds it is flamed at the top It may only be produced in Königsberg manufactories
Königsberger marzipan does not require a chocolate coating and is very aromatic due to the tanned, caramelised surface. ... and here's the recipe: Königsberger marzipan
Which of these flowers are edible?
Nasturtium Zucchini flower lily of the valley daisy
Edible flowers have a great taste, they are delicate and particularly aromatic. They also look pretty - and the eye always eats with it. Try it, for example with the wild herb salad
