Food We Eat
- Anything which gives us energy is called food.
- Plants and animals are the two primary sources of food on Earth.
- Food items can be eaten raw or after being cooked, depending on their nature.
- The food we eat becomes tasty and digestible when cooked.
- Over the years, various cooking methods have been developed.
- This concept is about the different food items, food cooking methods and food preservation methods.
Raw Food and Cooked Food
Question 1:
What Is a Tandoor?
Answer:
- A tandoor is an oven-like thing made from clay to bake food.
- It can be used to make Indian bread, meat and fish dishes.
- Charcoal and wood fire is used as heating elements in a tandoor, unlike electricity used in ovens.
- Tandoori ovens are used both in restaurants and at home.
- Chicken tandoori, naan, roti, and paneer tandoori are dishes prepared in tandoor.
Question 2:
Name the Raw Materials That Are Used for Baking a Cake.
Answer:
The raw materials that are used for baking a cake are as follows:
- Wheat flour
- Sugar
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Yeast
- Eggs/curd
- Butter/vegetable oil
Question 3:
Except for Cakes, What Types of Other Dishes Are Baked?
Answer:
Except for cakes, the following dishes are baked:
- Cookies made with rolled oats
- Biscuits
- Lasagna
- Baked pasta dishes
- Baked fish
- Baked Chicken
Question 4:
What Is Poached Food? Write a Few Names of Poached Dishes.
Answer:
- Cooking food on a slow flame with any liquid is called poaching.
- Usually, delicate foods like eggs and fish are poached.
Some fruits are also poached while preparing dessert dishes.
Question 5:
Is Sushi Cooked Food?
Answer:
- No, sushi is not cooked food.
- It is an assembled food with raw, uncooked, and cooked materials.
- The raw and uncooked materials are fish, avocado, cucumber, nori etc.
- The cooked ingredients are sauces and sticky rice.
Question 6:
How Is Food Cooked in Pressure Cookers?
Answer:
- Pressure cookers are designed to cook food using steam.
- Cooking can be done in less time using a pressure cooker than other utensils.
- Food like rice dishes, daal, boiled vegetables and chicken and lamb dishes can be prepared in a pressure cooker.
Question 7:
Name Two Types of Oils That Are Not Derived From Plants.
Answer:
- Shark oils and cod liver oils are not derived from plant sources. They are derived from sharks and codfish.
Question 8:
What Is a Pickle? Why Are Pickles Prepared With Excess Oil and Salt?
Answer:
- A pickle is a blend of spices, fruits, or vegetables prepared using different methods.
Salts, vinegar and oil are common ingredients used in a pickle. - Excess oil and salt are added to pickles to lengthen their shelf life.
- Excess oil and salt added to the pickles do not allow the microbes to grow and destroy pickles.
Sources and Food Preservation
Question 1:
What Is Searing?
Answer:
- Searing is a process of cooking. It is a slow cooking process hence do not destroy the nutrients of
food items due to heating or cooking.
- This process cooks meat or fish on a grill or fry pan.
- The outer layer of the food is lightly fried until a brown crust appears.
- Mostly meat and fish are seared and eaten with grilled vegetables.
Question 2:
Why Do We Store Fish and Vegetables in Refrigerators?
Answer:
- The temperature inside a refrigerator does not allow the microbes to grow on food.
- Hence food can be kept fresh for 4-6 days inside a refrigerator.
- On the other hand, if kept outside, the food will be deteriorated by the growth of microbes on it.
- Searing is a process of cooking. It is a slow cooking process hence do not destroy the nutrients of food items due to heating or cooking.
- This process cooks meat or fish on a grill or fry pan.
- The outer layer of the food is lightly fried until a brown crust appears.
- Mostly meat and fish are seared and eaten with grilled vegetables.
- The temperature inside a refrigerator does not allow the microbes to grow on food.
- Hence food can be kept fresh for 4-6 days inside a refrigerator.
- On the other hand, if kept outside, the food will be deteriorated by the growth of microbes on it.