FSHN 220 QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What can the end of bread be used for in order to minimize food waste? - Answer-
Making beer
What is Girdling? - Answer- Removing a band of bark to deprive the tree of water and
nutrients
What is Hominy? - Answer- Ground corn used to make grits
What is spit roasting? - Answer- Cooking (piece of meat) on a spit
Companion plants are? - Answer- corn, beans, and squash are ideal
what is Pot liquor? - Answer- liquid left Behind after boiling greens or beans
What is sling bag simmering? - Answer- leather bags (stomach of large animal) cooked
over a fire
What percentage of food is wasted in the U.S.? - Answer- 40%
What percentage of all grain produced is fed to animals each year and not people -
Answer- 70%
For every pound of shrimp caught how many pounds of other species of fish are
caught? - Answer- 6 pounds
What are four things you need for composting? - Answer- heat, water, food, and air
What percentage of food waste ends up in the land fills? - Answer- 90%
How many years does a head of lettuce take to decompose? - Answer- 25 years
What are the 5 factors that influence the Development of Regional Cuisine? - Answer-
1.Land Characteristics
2.Indigenous People
3.First Settler Food Culture
4.Foods and Cooking Methods Brought by immigrants
5.Economic Viability
ANSWERS
What can the end of bread be used for in order to minimize food waste? - Answer-
Making beer
What is Girdling? - Answer- Removing a band of bark to deprive the tree of water and
nutrients
What is Hominy? - Answer- Ground corn used to make grits
What is spit roasting? - Answer- Cooking (piece of meat) on a spit
Companion plants are? - Answer- corn, beans, and squash are ideal
what is Pot liquor? - Answer- liquid left Behind after boiling greens or beans
What is sling bag simmering? - Answer- leather bags (stomach of large animal) cooked
over a fire
What percentage of food is wasted in the U.S.? - Answer- 40%
What percentage of all grain produced is fed to animals each year and not people -
Answer- 70%
For every pound of shrimp caught how many pounds of other species of fish are
caught? - Answer- 6 pounds
What are four things you need for composting? - Answer- heat, water, food, and air
What percentage of food waste ends up in the land fills? - Answer- 90%
How many years does a head of lettuce take to decompose? - Answer- 25 years
What are the 5 factors that influence the Development of Regional Cuisine? - Answer-
1.Land Characteristics
2.Indigenous People
3.First Settler Food Culture
4.Foods and Cooking Methods Brought by immigrants
5.Economic Viability
