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moisture, warmth, and food
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1 What does yeast need to grow? 2 What is a herb?
Why do you grow plants through
3 4 Génoise Sponge recipe
Hydroponics?
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What is a herb? Plant with leaves, stem or flowers
What are the uses of Flavouring agent (infusions), garnish or medicinal
herbs? purpose
,What is lemon balm used soothing stomach
for?
what is rosemary used memory
for?
What is peppermint used headache, cold symptoms, nausea, indigestion, bad
for? breath
what are lavender and relaxation and calming
chamomile used for?
What is basil used for? it is an antioxidant and can reduce inflammation
How do you preserve freeze, dry, or compound butter them
herbs?
What is a spice? Other parts of plant- seeds, bark, berries etc.
When did the spice trade 4000 years ago
begin?
How can you store Freeze or dry them
spices?
What are Hydroponics? growing plants without soil
Why do you grow plants saves land, don't need to worry about weather, light
through Hydroponics? and temp control, uses less water
What are the three types fish, pork, beef
of meat based gelatin ?
what are the alternatives agar agar and pectin
for meat based gelatin?
What's the strongest Platinum ( 235-265)
gelatin?
What's the weakest Bronze (125-135)
gelatin?
What's the bloom number 190-220
of gold gelatin?
What's the bloom number 160
of silver gelatin?
, Why do we need to cook Enzymes in tropical fruits like passionfruit/pineapple
fruit like passionfruit and break down protein in gelatine.
pineapple before adding
to gelatin?
Botanically speaking true nuts include the acorn,
What are nuts?
chestnut, and hazel
What is a gymnosperm? a seed plant that produces naked seeds
What is angiosperm? a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit
Where are almonds within the fleshy, plum shaped fruits of the Asian
found? Prunus dulcis tree
What type of nut are They are actually drupe seeds
almonds?
What family are peanuts a thé légume or bean family
part of?
Very nutritious
What are the properties edible kernels from the "birch" or betulaceae family
of hazelnuts? of trees
Rich in vitamin E
What are the properties World's healthiest nut
of walnuts? 90% of it is grown in california angiosperm
What are the properties Native to middle east. Grown in ME and USA
of pistachios? They are seeds, NOT nuts
What are the properties Great source of nutrition and antioxidants
of pecans? Grown in NA, Texas and Mexico
grown in Europe, Sweden, Italy, France
What are the properties MUST be cooked before consuming
of chestnuts? Cooked then pureed / slowly cooked in syrup
(glace)
Grown in south america and spain
What are the properties
Once shelled, they become rancid quickly
of brazil nuts?
Selenium content - imp characteristic