FSTC 300 Exam 1 Questions and
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Cristeta Comerford - ✔✔-White house chef.
-began job in 2005, first woman and minority in the position.
-specializes in ethnic and american cuisine.
(the white house does not want to offend anybody with food and wants to
respect culture choices)
Religious foods - ✔✔-prohibitions and restrictions even within a particular
faith may change between different denominatiosn or branches.
-individual adherence to a religious diet is often based on personal degree
of orthodoxy.
Religious foods in this course - ✔✔Christianity, Judaism, Muslim, Buddhist,
Hindi, Sikh, and Miscellaneous.
Foods in Christianity - ✔✔Different denominations have different food
requirements for their followers.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity - ✔✔-Restrictions on meat and fish.
-fasting selectively
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,-observance of holy days includes fasting and restrictions to increase
spiritual progress.
Protestants - ✔✔-Few restrictions of food and fasting observations
-God made all animals and natural products for human enjoyment.
Roman Catholics - ✔✔-meat restrictions on certain days.
-Restrictions are consistent with specified days of the church.
Rastafariansim - ✔✔-monotheistic, Abrahamic, New religious movement
that arose in a christian culture in Jamaica in 1930.
-Meat and fish restricted.
-Veggie diet w/ only salt and no other condiments
-herbal drinks permitted
-alcohol, coffee, and soft drinks not allowed.
-marijuana permitted only for religious and medical purposes.
-pig and shell fish are unclean.
-foods grown with chemicals are unnatural.
-Biblical testimony support use of herbs. (marijuana and others)
What is Halal? - ✔✔-arabric word meaning food that is permitted for
muslims to consume.
-wholesome, pure, and fit for human consumption.
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,Halal - ✔✔Permissible and lawful according to Quran (holy book) and
teachings and life of Muhammad (prophet).
-It applies to meat, poultry, and other food products, cosmetics and
personal care products.
Haram - ✔✔Prohibited; exact opposite of halal.
ex: pork meat and its by products; Alcohol and its by products.
Mashbooh - ✔✔means something questionable and doubtful.
-either due to difference in opinion or the presence of undetermined
ingredients in it.
Makrooh - ✔✔A term generally associated with someone's dislike for a food
product.
Zabiha/Dabiha - ✔✔A term used by Muslims to describe meat that has
been slaughtered by Muslims using Muslim standards.
Halal food in the Quran - ✔✔Basic guidelines about muslim food laws are
revealing in this.
Eating in Islam - ✔✔-eating is a matter of faith
-Muslims eat for good health.
-over indulgence is discouraged (eat to only 2/3 capacity)
Ramadan - ✔✔-Muslims are required to fast during this entire month.
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, -dates of Ramadan vary according to the lunar calendar.
-fasting individuals abstain from "all food and drink" from dawn to sunset.
Eid al-Fitr and Eid Al-Azha - ✔✔Feast days during Ramadan.
Fasting - ✔✔is considered an opportunity to earn the approval of God, to
wipeout previous sins, and to understand the suffering of the poor.
Why Halal? - ✔✔in 2009, 22% of the world population was Muslim.
-this number is expected to climb to 30% by 2025.
-halal market trade is one of the fastest growing trades in the world.
United States Halal food market - ✔✔-the buying power of US muslims is
over $16 billion
-pop of muslims is 8mil
-market is growing at a rapid pace
-non-muslim consumers increasing as well.
Principles of Halal foods - ✔✔-All things created by God are permitted with
few exceptions that are specifically prohibited.
-To make lawful and unlawful is the right of God alone.
-Prohibiting what is permitted and permitting what is prohibited is similar to
claiming authority equal to God.
-The basic reason for prohibition is to avoid impurity or harmfulness.
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Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+
Cristeta Comerford - ✔✔-White house chef.
-began job in 2005, first woman and minority in the position.
-specializes in ethnic and american cuisine.
(the white house does not want to offend anybody with food and wants to
respect culture choices)
Religious foods - ✔✔-prohibitions and restrictions even within a particular
faith may change between different denominatiosn or branches.
-individual adherence to a religious diet is often based on personal degree
of orthodoxy.
Religious foods in this course - ✔✔Christianity, Judaism, Muslim, Buddhist,
Hindi, Sikh, and Miscellaneous.
Foods in Christianity - ✔✔Different denominations have different food
requirements for their followers.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity - ✔✔-Restrictions on meat and fish.
-fasting selectively
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
,-observance of holy days includes fasting and restrictions to increase
spiritual progress.
Protestants - ✔✔-Few restrictions of food and fasting observations
-God made all animals and natural products for human enjoyment.
Roman Catholics - ✔✔-meat restrictions on certain days.
-Restrictions are consistent with specified days of the church.
Rastafariansim - ✔✔-monotheistic, Abrahamic, New religious movement
that arose in a christian culture in Jamaica in 1930.
-Meat and fish restricted.
-Veggie diet w/ only salt and no other condiments
-herbal drinks permitted
-alcohol, coffee, and soft drinks not allowed.
-marijuana permitted only for religious and medical purposes.
-pig and shell fish are unclean.
-foods grown with chemicals are unnatural.
-Biblical testimony support use of herbs. (marijuana and others)
What is Halal? - ✔✔-arabric word meaning food that is permitted for
muslims to consume.
-wholesome, pure, and fit for human consumption.
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
,Halal - ✔✔Permissible and lawful according to Quran (holy book) and
teachings and life of Muhammad (prophet).
-It applies to meat, poultry, and other food products, cosmetics and
personal care products.
Haram - ✔✔Prohibited; exact opposite of halal.
ex: pork meat and its by products; Alcohol and its by products.
Mashbooh - ✔✔means something questionable and doubtful.
-either due to difference in opinion or the presence of undetermined
ingredients in it.
Makrooh - ✔✔A term generally associated with someone's dislike for a food
product.
Zabiha/Dabiha - ✔✔A term used by Muslims to describe meat that has
been slaughtered by Muslims using Muslim standards.
Halal food in the Quran - ✔✔Basic guidelines about muslim food laws are
revealing in this.
Eating in Islam - ✔✔-eating is a matter of faith
-Muslims eat for good health.
-over indulgence is discouraged (eat to only 2/3 capacity)
Ramadan - ✔✔-Muslims are required to fast during this entire month.
3
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, -dates of Ramadan vary according to the lunar calendar.
-fasting individuals abstain from "all food and drink" from dawn to sunset.
Eid al-Fitr and Eid Al-Azha - ✔✔Feast days during Ramadan.
Fasting - ✔✔is considered an opportunity to earn the approval of God, to
wipeout previous sins, and to understand the suffering of the poor.
Why Halal? - ✔✔in 2009, 22% of the world population was Muslim.
-this number is expected to climb to 30% by 2025.
-halal market trade is one of the fastest growing trades in the world.
United States Halal food market - ✔✔-the buying power of US muslims is
over $16 billion
-pop of muslims is 8mil
-market is growing at a rapid pace
-non-muslim consumers increasing as well.
Principles of Halal foods - ✔✔-All things created by God are permitted with
few exceptions that are specifically prohibited.
-To make lawful and unlawful is the right of God alone.
-Prohibiting what is permitted and permitting what is prohibited is similar to
claiming authority equal to God.
-The basic reason for prohibition is to avoid impurity or harmfulness.
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