FOOD TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD SCIENCE VS FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these cakes is traditionally made with bicarbonate of soda?
A
Gingerbread
B
Victoria Sponge
C
Swiss roll
D
Pineapple upside down cake
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Another name for this cake is Lebkuchen cake. Lebkuchen is the German word for gingerbread and it appears in a range of different cakes and cookies in Germany. The characteristic of these cakes is that they are flavoured with a strong spice mixture, called Lebkuchengewürz.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gingerbread is an umbrella term used to describe many different sweet breads, cakes, and/or cookies made using ginger and sweeteners such as honey, treacle, or molasses. Since antiquity, gingerbread has evolved from a flat slab bread into fluffy cake, chewy cookies, and as a foundation for culinary showpieces.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Medieval England, the term gingerbread simply meant “preserved ginger” and wasn’t applied to the desserts we are familiar with until the 15th century. The term is now broadly used to describe any type of sweet treat that combines ginger with honey, treacle or molasses.

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