Potatoes and Grains

Potatoes are native to what geographic area?

• Spain

• Ireland

• Europe

• the Americas

Which potatoes are best for boiling, steaming, or oven roasting?

• Idaho or Russet potatoes

• Yukon gold and yellow fleshed potatoes

• sweet potatoes and yams

• new potatoes

If one potato  starts to rot or goes bad, other potatoes surrounding it will also start to go bad.

• True

• False

There are two categories for cooking potatoes. They are

• baked and fried

• fresh and cooked

• single stage and multi stage

• mashing and puree'

Before baking a potato, either in the oven or the microwave, you should always pierce the potato to let steam escape and prevent explosion.

• True

• False

What is a grass that grows an edible seed called?

• hull

• grain

• bran

• germ

Whole grains should be stored in the freezer.

• True

• False

Which method of cooking rice creates a creamy consistency?

• pilaf

• risotto

• arboria

• jasmine

How are potatoes categorized?

• by their color

• by their starch and moisture content

• by their shape

• by where they are from

In 2007 what state became the number 1 producer of sweet potatoes?

• North Carolina

• California

• Georgia

• Ireland