Transcript Prostart II
Prostart II
Test Review
6 Essential Nutrients
Nutrient
Function
Carbohydrates
Energy
Lipids (fat)
Carry vitamins, reserve energy
Protein
Build and repair body tissue
Vitamins
Regulate metabolic processes
Minerals
Growth, maintenance of body
Water
Regulate body temperature, keep
you hydrated
Complex Carbohydrates
Oatmeal, bread, rice, beans
Lipids
Carry vitamins, regulate body temperature, reserve
energy, cushion organs
Baking soda destroys vitamins in vegetables
Egg Storage
45 degrees
Loose Salad greens
41 degrees F
Curly Endive
Also known as Frisee
4 parts of a salad
Part
purpose
Base
Layer of salad greens
Body
Main ingredient, mix of veggies,
fruit or meat
Dressing
Add flavor, holds salad together
Garnish
Enhance appearance
Cleaning Salad Greens
Remove outer leaves
Rinse
Store loose greens with dampened paper towels in
the fridge
Lemon juice and water
Prevents discoloration
Distilled vinegar
Neutral flavor
USDA
Agency responsible for inspecting meat in the United
States
Food Additives
Enhance flavor, color, texture
Extends shelf life
Sifting
Adds air, remove lumps
Formula
A standardized recipe in baking
Leaveners
Allows batter or dough to rise
Strengtheners
Flour
Eggs
Examples of lean dough
French bread
Italian Bread
Main purpose of bread in a sandwich
Adds bulk
Quality specifications for fresh foods
The variances of fresh food available due to
seasonality, availability and degree of freshness
creates these challenges
What are the criteria for rejecting a
delivery of fresh poultry?
Color
Texture
Stickiness under the wings
Odor
Temperature
Freezer Burn
Receiving fresh shellfsih
Must be alive
Shellfish
Seafood that has a hard outer casing but does not
have bones or a skeletal system
Storing in the cooler
Ready to eat food
Seafood
Whole cuts of meat
Ground meat
White meat
Low in calories and fat content
Dark vs. white meat
Differing amounts of fat and flavor
Ground Turkey can be substituted for
what meat product?
Ground Beef
Choose this!
Not this
Squab
A young pigeon
Prime
Highest quality grade of beef
What raw fruit prevent gelatin from
setting up?
Papaya
Pineapple
Brewing Coffee
Use fresh, cold water heated to 195-200 degrees
Baked custard
Tough and weepy if it is baked to fast at to high a
temperature
Iron Content
Increases when cooking mea tin an iron pan with
tomato sauce
Pooled eggs
Eggs that are cracked open and combined in a
container
Lacto Vegetarians
Avoid Eggs
Vegan
Strictest diet, do not eat any meat, diary products, or
products of animal origin
They do eat grains and nuts
Chickpeas
Main ingredient in hummus
Basic Parts of Cheese
1. Water
2. Fat
3. Protein
Why is the menu so important?
It is the primary sales tool in a foodservice operation.
Du Jour
Daily Specials
California Menu Style
A menu which offers breakfast, lunch and dinner at
any time of the day
Fixed Menu
Same menu everyday
Cyclical Menu
Menu items change and rotate after a certain period
of time
Prix Fixe Menu
A multiple course meal at one set price
Sales Promotion
Offering 2 for one appetizer every Friday
Direct Marketing
Emailing information to college students about the
coffee shop on campus
Target marketing
The goal is make a focus appeal to a distinct group of
customers
Target market for Justin Beiber is teenage girls
Sales Volume
The number of times a menu item is sold in a
particular time period
How do you calculate menu items
using the food percentage method
Item food cost/ food cost percentage
Math problem
Food sales $100,000.00
Spends $30,000.00 /month on food
How would an item costing $3.12 to make be priced?
$3.12/.30= $10.40
Non controllable Costs
Insurance
Electricity
Mortgage
Repurposing Food
Reusing food after it was on a customers table, but
not touched is still unacceptable
Limiting Garbage
Making a bulk purchase to reduce the number of
containers is not acceptable
Renewable Energy
Water and wind that can be used over and over again
Why should you completely fill a
dishwasher?
To be energy conscious
Energy Efficient
Reduce water usage
Brownfield Site
A pollute, abandoned building or site which can be
cleaned up and repurposed for commercial use
Production Sheet
All menu items that a chef will prepare on a given day
are listed
Breakfast
Banquet Dinner
24 Blueberry Muffins
140 Chicken Cordon Bleu
24 Fruit Plates
140 Mini Cheesecakes
A sales history shows what?
Number of portions of every item sold on a menu for
a given time period
Channel of distribution
Wholesales, supplies and distributors are called
intermediaries
Who are the primary resources in the
distribution channel?
Farmers and ranchers
Profit & Loss Report
Lists sales and costs
Purpose – determine costs that have gotten out of
line, judging an operations efficiency, make basic
management decisions
Who uses the formal purchasing
process method?
Hotels, large restaurants, chains
Make or buy analysis
Can employees consistently make the product?
SWOT
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Purpose is to understand a business’s current state
and opportunities
Tamales
From central America, are steamed after being
wrapped in banana leaves
Mole’
Slow-cooked sauce with complex flavors from Mexico
Italian Cuisine
Cook with butter and olive oil
Southwestern Cuisine
Pine nuts, beans, corn, prickly pears
Jamaica
Meat seasoned with a spicy dry rub called jerked
Midwest Cuisine
Meat and potatoes-comfort food
Asian Cuisine
Chinese red cooking uses the method stewing
New England-Boiled Dinner
Corned beef brisket-boiled potatoes and cabbage
Spanish Government bans
The imitation of these two dishes:
Jamon iberico
Pimenton de la Vera
Mozzarella di Buffala
Made from the milk of Water buffalo
Moussaka
Eggplant and lamb
Pacific Rim
Asian fusion
Popular dessert is Marionberry cobbler
Tagine
The cooking vessel and Moroccan stew
Churrasco
Brazilian Cuisine with savory and spicy roasted meats
and tropical fruits
Cassoulet
Beans & meat
As Purchased -AP
The price of food purchased before any waste or trim
is removed
Capital
Assets in a company
Monies
Furniture
Equipment
Etc.
Bavarian Cream
A dessert filling made of vanilla sauce, gelatin and
whipped cream
Du Jour
Daily Specials
Foie Gras
From France
Engorged liver of duck
Fumet
A rich fish stock made with wine
Kickback
A reward from a
vendor to get or
keep your business,
can be cash, gift
cards, coupons etc.
Medallions
Small, tender, boneless cuts of meat
Opening Inventory
The physical inventory at the beginning of a given
period of time
Overfishing
When seafood species are caught at a faster rate than
they can reproduce
Operation Budget
Financial plan of an operation for a specific period of
time
Par Stock
The ideal amount of inventory that an operation
should have
Plowhorse
A menu item that is less profitable but
very popular
Ex: French Dip vs Tomato Soup
phytochemicals
Aids the body in fighting and preventing disease
Polyunsaturated Fats
Fats coming from plant sources
Sesame oil, soy beans, corn, sunflower
Saturated Fats
Fats which come from meat sources
Standard Portion cost
The exact amount that one serving costs when
prepared using a standard recipe
Sustainability
When you meet current resource needs and bills,
while maintaining the ability to meet future needs
Truss
To tie legs and wings to the body of a bird such as a
turkey
What are the temperatures of the
danger zone?
41-135