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When and where did the chicken egg first get favored over every other egg?

6000 BC, Thailand

True or False, it is hard to determine an eggs freshness until it is cracked open?

True



What is cookery?

Cookery is the practice or skill of cooking food.
It can also be the kitchen itself or the person doing the cooking.

How do you test an egg's freshness without breaking it?

By using a solution consist of 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 glass water. If the egg floats, it is rotten and must not be consumed. if it sinks yet stands on its point, it is not very fresh and must be consumed as soon as possible. if the egg sinks to the bottom, it is fresh

What happens as the egg ages?

The air pocket inside the egg expands and causes it to become buoyant.

What are the characteristics of a fresh egg?

The yolk will have a strong membrane, the white will hold it's shape.

How much does the average large egg weights?

Approximately 55 grams

True or False, eggs are sold by a minimum weight by dozen?

True

Jumbo eggs weigh?

850 grams per dozen

Extra Large eggs weigh?

840 grams per dozen

Large eggs weigh?

745 grams per dozen

Medium eggs weigh?

650 grams per dozen

Small eggs weigh?

560 grams per dozen

What is the basic principle of cooking an egg?

Always cook it at low temperature until just done.

This is a method of cooking the egg in which the yolk is yellow and well rounded. There should be no brown edges for the white, which should be firm.

Sunny side up or "Eyes open"

This is a method of cooking the egg in which the white and yolk are firm and not rubbery

Hard Fried

The source of life to people providing nutritional and material needs since the dawn of civilization

Cereals

Cereals are a major source of what?

Carbohydrates

Cereal crops that are grown for their edible fruit are generally called.... what?

Grain

The most important cereals are what?

Wheat, Rice, and Corn.

is made of rolled oat groats

Oat Cereals

Essentially wheat endosperm in granular form that is free from bran and germ

Farina

Primarily used to make whole grain shredded cereals

Wheat

made almost exclusively using whole grain rice or corn. or mixtures

Oven-Puffed Cereals

The word pasta is italian for what?

Dough

What are the usual basic ingredients of pasta?

Wheat flour or semolina and water.

What are alternative ingredients of pasta?

Potato Flour and Maize Flour

"___________" Makes the best pasta. it's essential characteristics are it's ________, __________, and _________

Durum wheat, Hardness, Gluten Quality and Color.

pasta in the italian style is almost exclusively made from the milled product of durum wheat: _______

Semolina

Literally meaning little rings. Made in the shape of tiny rings, both with or without ridges. Usually cooked in broth.

Anellini

Literally meaning "Little Ribbons". made using wheat flour, salt, eggs, ad sometimes little water in homes.

Fettuccine

Boiled in plenty of salted water, sauced and baked

Lasagna

Means "Quills". Characterized by it's oblique cut, it exists in both smooth and ridged versions, different sizes, and is one of the most widely consumed pasta shapes in Italy.

Penne

It is rectangular or square in shape, with filling inside.

Ravioli

Is a long, stripped, shaped durum wheat pasta, originally rolled by hand.

Spaghetti

Old name for spaghetti, which literally translates into little worms.

Vermicelli

Name means grooms or brides. This pasta is for feast day's in different regions in Italy.

Ziti

According to greek mythology, In the beginning, there was, what?

Chaos.

What is Hercules greek name?

Heracles

The unfathomable depth where death dwells

Erebus

In the beginning, there was chaos. And out of this chaos came what?

Erebus and Night, and Love.

Night gave birth to these alone. These are?

Doom, Fate, Death, Sleep, Dreams, Nemesis.

Nemesis is what?

Righteous Anger

Where did light emerge from?

Love

Who are the four great tragedians?

Aeschylus,Sophocles, and Euripides. The fourth is Shakespeare.

What is the official name of greece?

Hellenic Republic.

What country lies in the north of greece?

Albania, Bulgaria, And Macedonia

What country lies in the east of Greece?

Turkey

Southeast of Greece: _____________
South of Greece: ______________
West of Greece: ________________
Water Bodies
Southeast: Aegean Sea
South: Mediterranean Sea

West: Ionian Sea

The climate of Greece is regulated by what?

Mediterranean Sea

What is the capital city of Greece?

Athens

What occurs in Gynaikratia and When does it occur?

On January 8th of the New Year, Gynaikratia occurs. The gender roles are reversed. Men clean the houses and Women spend the day drinking coffee in the cafes

What occurs in the summer festival?

The Hellenic Festival occurs from mid-June until Late September

What are the four major forms of greek art?

Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, and Pottery.



Greek Literature has five qualities, what are those?

Permanence and Universality
Essentially Full of Artistry
Originality
Diversity of Talent
Intellectual Quality

Who is the son of Night and Erebus?

Radiant Day

Where did Gaea emerge?

Love

Gaea gave birth to, whom?

Uranus

The first set of Gods were whom? And what charasteristics did they have?

Hecatoncheiries. Each head hundred hands and fifty heads. Monstrously Strong.

The seconds were whom?

Cyclops. Each had only one enormous eyes as round and big as a wheel

The third were?

Titans.

What importance is Rhea?

Wife of Cronus.

is the purification and purgation of emotions—especially pity and fear—through art or any extreme change in emotion that results in renewal and restoration.

Catharsis

Who is the Titan Goddess of Memory?

Mnemosyne

Who is the aquatic Sea Goddess?

Tethys

Who is the Goddess of the Moon?

Theia
Euryphaessa

Titan Goddess of Prophecy

Phoebe

The Divine law and justice, Stands on the right side of Zeus.

Themis

Goddess of Mortal Justice

Dike

God of the Ocean River

Oceanus

Father to the sun, moon, and dawn. Husband of Theia

Hyperion

The Father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius

Iapetus

The Sun titan.

Helios

The Moon Titan

Selene

The Dawn Titan

Eos

Mother of twins apollo and artemis

Leto

Titan Goddess of Nocturnal oracles and falling stars

Asteria

He carried the world on his shoulders

Atlas

The harbringer of light to mankind

Prometheus



Who are the Twelve Olympians?

Zeus, Hera, Posiedon, Hades, Apollo, Athena, Hephaestus, Hermes, Aphrodite, hestia.

The Gods of all Gods.

Zeus

He is also a cassanova. He blames cupid for this

Zeus


The Goddess of Marriage

Hera

The God of the Sea

Posiedon

Posiedon's weapon of choice is what?

Trident

The God of Wealth or the Underworld

Hades.

Ares is what?

God of War.

Ares is always followed by the following: What is their Respective Qualities

Eris, Goddess of Discord


Strife


Enyo, Goddess of War

God of Light. The most Greek of all Gods.

Apollo

Goddess of Hearth.

Hestia

Daughter of Zeus. Carries the Aegis. The Goddess of Wisdom.

Athena

Goddess of Hunting. Her brother is Apollo

Artemis

God of Fire. He is the one who forges there weapons

Hephaestus

Messanger of the Gods.

Hermes

Goddess of beauty and love.

Aphrodite

Fairest of the Deathless Gods. His arrows makes anyone fall in love. A mischievous boy.

Eros or Love.

Who were the graces?

Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia.

Charasteristics of the Graces

They were not Not treated as separatepersonalities• They danced enchantingly toApollo’s lyre.• They give life its bloom.• Queens of song, together withther companion, the Muses.

Who were the muses?

The muses were the daughters of zeus and mnemosyne. Clio, muse of history• Urania, muse of astronomy• Melpomene, muse of tragedy• Thalia, muse of comedy• Terpsichore, muse of the dance• Calliope, muse of epic poetry• Erato, muse of love poetry• Polyhymnia, muse of the songsto the gods• Euterpe, muse of lyric poetry



the feeling of aprosperous man should have inthe presence of the unfortunate—not compassion, but a sensethat the difference between himand those poor wretches is not deserved.

Aidos

Righteous Anger

Nemesis

Old man of the Sea

Nereus

Trumpeter of the Sea

Triton

They were water nymphs.

The Naids.

What are the naids.

Water Nymphs.

Goddess of the Corn.

Persephone

Daughter of Zeus and Demeter

Persephone

One of the divisions of the underworld. Prisons of the sons of earth

Tartarus

What is the tartarus?

One of the divisions of the underworld. Prisons of the sons of earth

Here is where the dead pass as they die

Erebus

Guard of the adamantine gate• three-headed, dragon-tailed dog• it permits all spirits to enter, butnone to return

Cerberus

Who is cerberus?

Guard of the adamantine gate• three-headed, dragon-tailed dog• it permits all spirits to enter, butnone to return

The River of Fire in the Underworld.

Phlegethon

the river of the unbreakableoath by which the gods swear

Styx

The river of forgetfulness

Lethe