Study Of Food Commodities

Gbogbo ọrọ náà

A good dish is decided long before the pot goes on the fire. It is decided in the market, at the moment the caterer picks up a fish, presses a tomato, or turns an egg over in the palm. Every commodity that enters the kitchen carries two things at once: the food value that will nourish the guest, and a story of how fresh it is and how well it was kept. Learn to read that story and half of good cooking is already done.

This lesson teaches you to classify the main food commodities, to know what each one gives the body, to tell a fresh one from a spoilt one at a glance, and to store each correctly so that money spent in the morning is not thrown away by the evening. We work in a Nigerian kitchen throughout, with chicken and croaker, ugu and efirin, rice by the derica and a naira value on every choice.

Ebumnobi

  1. Classify the main food commodities used in catering
  2. Describe the nutritive value of poultry, meat, fish, dairy, cereals and vegetables
  3. Explain the signs of freshness and quality when selecting each commodity
  4. Describe the correct storage of perishable and non-perishable commodities
  5. Explain the uses of herbs and seasonings in food preparation

Akọmọ Ojú-ẹkọ

Mrs Bello runs a small catering outfit in Ibadan and has a wedding to feed on Saturday. On Thursday she sends an untrained assistant to Bodija market with ₦80,000. The young man buys fish with sunken, cloudy eyes because it was a few naira cheaper, a whole chicken that already smells faintly sour, and a basket of ugu that has begun to yellow at the edges. He stores the meat on the kitchen counter overnight because the freezer is full. By Saturday morning half of it is unusable, the guests risk food poisoning, and the ₦80,000 is largely wasted. Nothing he bought was cooked yet, and the job was already half lost. The study of food commodities is the craft of not being that assistant: choosing well, and keeping well.

Ayẹwo Ẹkọ

Ekele diri gi maka imecha ihe karịrị na Study Of Food Commodities. Ugbu a na ị na-enyochakwa isi echiche na echiche ndị dị mkpa, ọ bụ oge iji nwalee ihe ị ma. Ngwa a na-enye ụdị ajụjụ ọmụmụ dị iche iche emebere iji kwado nghọta gị wee nyere gị aka ịmata otú ị ghọtara ihe ndị a kụziri.

Ị ga-ahụ ngwakọta nke ụdị ajụjụ dị iche iche, gụnyere ajụjụ chọrọ ịhọrọ otu n’ime ọtụtụ azịza, ajụjụ chọrọ mkpirisi azịza, na ajụjụ ede ede. A na-arụpụta ajụjụ ọ bụla nke ọma iji nwalee akụkụ dị iche iche nke ihe ọmụma gị na nkà nke ịtụgharị uche.

Jiri akụkụ a nke nyocha ka ohere iji kụziere ihe ị matara banyere isiokwu ahụ ma chọpụta ebe ọ bụla ị nwere ike ịchọ ọmụmụ ihe ọzọ. Ekwela ka nsogbu ọ bụla ị na-eche ihu mee ka ị daa mba; kama, lee ha anya dị ka ohere maka ịzụlite onwe gị na imeziwanye.

  1. Which of the following commodities is NON-perishable? A. Fresh beef B. Leafy ugu C. Dry rice D. Fresh fish Answer: C
  2. A sign that a fish is FRESH is: A. Sunken, cloudy eyes B. Bright red gills C. Soft, slimy flesh D. A strong ammonia smell Answer: B
  3. The main food value obtained from cereals such as rice and maize is: A. First-class protein B. Carbohydrate for energy C. Vitamin C D. Calcium Answer: B
  4. In the egg freshness float test, an egg that FLOATS to the surface is: A. Very fresh B. Stale and should be discarded C. Fertilised D. Hard-boiled Answer: B
  5. Scent leaf (efirin), ginger and garlic are used in cooking mainly to: A. Provide the body's main energy B. Supply first-class protein C. Flavour and help preserve food D. Replace vegetables in the diet Answer: C

Àwọn Ìbéèrè Tó Ti Kọjá

Nna, you dey wonder how past questions for this topic be? Here be some questions about Study Of Food Commodities from previous years.

Ajụjụ 1 Ripọtì

(a) Give four methods of preserving fish.

(b) In a restaurant, a customer has lodged a complaint that her beef dish is not well cooked. In four steps, outline how the situation should be managed.