Pasta Flash Cards

Front 1

Define Craking-

Back 1

Define Extrusion-

Front 2

A milling process in which grains are broken open.

Back 2

The process of forcing pasta dough through perforated plates to create various shapes; pasta dough that is not extruded must be rolled and cut.

Front 3

Define Grinding-

Back 3

Define Macaroni-

Front 4

A milling process in which grains are reduced to powder; the powder can be of differing degrees of finess or coaurseness.

Back 4

Any dried pasta made with wheat flour and water; only in the United States does the term refer to elbow-shaped tubes.

Front 5

Defing Hulling-

Back 5

Define Al Dente-

Front 6

A milling process in which the hull or husk is removed from grains.

Back 6

Italian for "to the tooth"; used to describe a food, usually pasta, that is cooked only until it gives a slight resistance when one bites into it.

Front 7

Define Pearling-

Back 7

Define Sfoglia-

Front 8

A milling process in which all or part of the hull, bran, and germ are removed from grains.

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A thin, flat sheet of dough that is cut into ribbons, circles or squares.

Front 9

Define Durum Wheat-

Back 9

Define Masa Harina-

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A species of very hard wheat with a particualy high amount of protein; it is use to make couscus or milled semolina, which is used for making pasta.

Back 10

A finley ground flour made of dried hominy, is used for making breads, tortillas, tamales, and other Mexican and southwestern dishes.