Chapter 13- Potatoes

Question 1

What are common starches?

Answer 1

potatoes, rice, pasta, bread

Question 2

What are potatoes considered?

Answer 2

tuber
vegetable and starch

Question 3

What is a tuber?

Answer 3

enlarged underground stem with buds or eyes that become new shoots

Question 4

What are the 2 classifications of potatoes?

Answer 4

1. Starchy, low moisture and sugar
2. Waxy. high moisture and sugar

Question 5

Who made potatoes popular?

Answer 5

Antione-Auguste Parmenter
eighteenth century
army pharmacist

Question 6

What kind of potato would you deep fry?

Answer 6

Starchy Potatoes
low in sugar and moisture so they wont burn in the oil
dry and mealy

Question 7

What would you use waxy potatoes for?

Answer 7

salads, soups, hashbrowns
firm moist texture

Question 8

What would you use starchy potatoes for?

Answer 8

Russets and Idahos
baking, mashed, deep fried
dryer and can hold more cream

Question 9

What count do baking potatoes normally come in?

Answer 9

100 count

Question 10

New Potatoes

Answer 10

potatoes that have recently been harvested
not all small potatoes are new
lower starch content with thinner skin

Question 11

Are blue skinned potatoes typically waxy or starchy?

Answer 11

Waxy Variety

Question 12

Fingerling Potatoes

Answer 12

small long and narrow potatoes
firm and waxy variety
normally yellow skinned or fleshed

Question 13

Signs of High Quality Potatoes

Answer 13

firm. smooth, dry, no eyes, no sprouts, no green, no cracks or blemishes or spots

Question 14

How should you store your potatoes?

Answer 14

In a cool dry place
13-16C

Question 15

What happens if you refrigerate potatoes?

Answer 15

It will change the sugar back to starch (2 week process)

Question 16

When purchasing potatoes, how much should you order as a time?

Answer 16

As many as you can process in one week

Question 17

Should raw cut potatoes be kept in water?

Answer 17

Yes
cold water

Question 18

Why do you remove green from potatoes when peeling?

Answer 18

Cyanide is toxic to humans

Question 19

What temp should you start your potatoes in when cooking them?

Answer 19

Cold

Question 20

What happens if you cool cooked potatoes in water?

Answer 20

they can become mushy

Question 21

Are red potatoes starchy or waxy?

Answer 21

Waxy

Question 22

Lyonnaise Potatoes

Answer 22

potatoes fried with onions and oil

Question 23

Allumette Potatoes

Answer 23

thinly cut fries (shoestring)

Question 24

Gaufrette Potatoes

Answer 24

waffle fries
can be done on a mandolin

Question 25

What is the temperature for blanching potatoes in a deep frier?

Answer 25

325F