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¿Cuál es tu IQ culinario?

What's Your Culinary IQ?

What&#x27;s Your Culinary IQ?

The flavorful veggie mixture is used as the foundation for an endless amount of dishes from soups to braises. [Get a recipe for mirepoix.](https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/mirepoix-119171)

Mirepoix is made with 50% onions, 25% carrots, and 25% celery.

Check out a [handy cooking conversion chart](https://addapinch.com/cooking-conversion-charts/) you can print and keep on your fridge.

There are three teaspoons in one tablespoon.

Mixing the cornstarch with water prevents it from clumping up when being added to hot liquids. [Learn more about slurries](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thicken-a-sauce-with-cornstarch-996071).

Cornstarch mixed with water is called a slurry.

Cornstarch mixed with water is called what?

There are eight fluid ounces in a cup.

[Learn how to chiffonade basil.](https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-chiffonade-fresh-basil-leaves-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-188971)

Chiffonade is a cutting technique where you roll up leafy herbs and thinly slice them into ribbons.

To cut leafy herbs (like basil) into thin ribbons is called what?

Usually meat is browned, then slowly cooked in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid. The technique is typically used to break down tough cuts of meat. [Get a recipe for braised beef.](https://simplyhomecooked.com/braised-beef/)

Braising is a cooking method that uses both wet and dry heat.

The technique gently steams the protein and keeps all the flavors concentrated. [Get a recipe for Mediterranean fish en papillote.](https://www.fromachefskitchen.com/mediterranean-fish-en-papillote/)

Cooking en papillote is a cooking technique that wraps protein (usually fish) in parchment paper before cooking it.

What does it mean to cook something en papillote?

[Get a recipe for macerated berries with vanilla cream.](https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/macerated-berries-with-vanilla-cream)

Macerating means to toss fruit in a flavorful liquid or sugar to soften it and intensify the flavor.

An emulsifier is an ingredient that can keep two liquids together that would otherwise separate (like oil and water). [Learn more about using mustard in vinaigrettes](https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how_tos/6627-what-kind-of-mustard-should-be-used-in-a-vinaigrette).

Mustard can be used as an emulsifier.

Which of these ingredients could be used as an emulsifier?

Recipes differ depending on taste, but the classic French vinaigrette has three times as much oil as it does acid. [Get a recipe for a simple vinaigrette.](https://www.kitchentreaty.com/how-to-make-a-simple-vinaigrette-salad-dressing/)

A classic vinaigrette is made with three parts oil and one part vinegar.

What's the ratio of oil to vinegar in a standard vinaigrette?

Sorry, but it's the truth. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯

Cooking is not your thing

But to be fair, you're not the worst either.

You're not the best cook

Have you considered going to culinary school? Great work, chef!

You're a damn good cook

You're pro chef material

Hablas mucho pero, ¿qué tan bien sabes cocinar?

Si sacas más de 80% en este quiz comprobarás que realmente sí sabes cocinar

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