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If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Si no puedes con el calor, sal de la cocina.

¿Eres lo suficientemente bueno como para sobrevivir a un instituto de gastronomía?

Are You A Good Enough Cook To Survive Culinary School?

Quiz: Do You Have What It Takes To Go To Culinary School?

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

Chiffonade is a cutting technique in which you roll leafy greens (such as basil or spinach) into a cigar shape and cut them into thin strips.

[Get a recipe for homemade pesto.](https://damndelicious.net/2014/07/05/easy-homemade-pesto/)

The five mother sauces include béchamel, velouté, espagnole, sauce tomate, and hollandaise — not pesto.

[Learn how to properly sweat onions.](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/kitchen-essentials-how-to-properly-sweat-an-onion-a7410476.html)

Sweating is a gentle cooking technique in which vegetables are cooked in a tiny bit of fat until they are tender and translucent. It's a similar technique as sautéing, only cooked at a lower temperature.

Cooking veggies until soft and translucent (but not browned) is called what?

[Learn how to make mirepoix.](https://www.jerseygirlcooks.com/2018/11/instant-mirepoix.html)

Mirepoix is made with 50% onions, 25% celery, and 25% carrots — no garlic.

Which of these ingredients does not go into mirepoix?

[Check out a handy guide for all of your cooking conversion needs.](https://www.thespruceeats.com/volume-conversions-chart-1328757)

There are 16 tablespoons in a cup.

[Get a recipe for mushroom duxelles.](https://www.finecooking.com/recipe/duxelles)

Mushroom duxelles is a finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions or shallots, and herbs that's cooked until thick and paste-like. It's used in a variety of dishes from traditional beef Wellington to ravioli.

A finely chopped mixture of cooked mushrooms, onions, and herbs is called what?

[Learn how to thicken a sauce with cornstarch.](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thicken-a-sauce-with-cornstarch-996071)

Cornstarch mixed with water is called a slurry. It's used to thicken liquids (such as sauces or soups) and prevents the cornstarch from clumping together when added to a hot liquid.

Cornstarch mixed with a little bit of water is called what?

[Get step-by-step instructions for making a roux.](https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/articles/how-to-make-a-roux-a-step-by-step-guide)

A roux is a cooked mixture of flour and fat (usually butter) used to thicken sauces. It can be just barely cooked (for something like béchamel), or cooked until deep brown and nutty (for things like gumbo).

[Learn more about the different styles of kitchen knives.](https://kamikoto.com/blogs/fundamentals/understanding-kitchen-knives-types)

A cleaver is a large, heavy knife that's used for butchery and to hack through bones.

[Learn how to make a bouqet garni.](https://www.taste.com.au/entertaining/articles/how-to-make-a-bouquet-garni/qfnmexcd)

A bouqet garni is a bundle of herbs tied together with twine used to infuse flavor into soups, stocks, and other dishes.

Eh, maybe culinary school isn't your thing — but that's OK! Keep studying your cooking techniques and you will be ready to attend!

You would not survive culinary school

Ok, so you would't necessarily _thrive_ in culinary school, but you would pass. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯

You would struggle through culinary school, but you would pass.

You could totally survive culinary school. You have what it takes to pass your classes with flying colors.

You would do well in culinary school.

You would thrive in culinary school. You have what it takes to not only pass every class, but totally ace them. Good work, chef!

You would ace culinary school!

¿Podrías pasar las clases de una escuela de gastronomía?

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