SECTION B EXERCISE

Read the following descriptions on the different types of herbs and answer the questions that follow.

Tumeric or kunyit grows in tufts, with leaves alternately arranged. They are light green and flaccid. There are no true stems. The rhizomes or roots are fleshy and branch off at right angles forming a dense clump. They are aromatic orange brown on the outside but bright orange inside. It has a variety of uses in cooking and cosmetics. It is used during traditional ceremonies and to treat bruises and wounds. The leaves are also used in cooking.

Peppermint or pudina has attractive, lance- shaped aromatic leaves supported by thin square stems. A popular herb in many local dishes, it also replenishes us with minerals like zinc and magnesium. It is best known for its menthol which gives a cooling fragrance and taste.

olyganum minus or kesom is native to Southeast Asia. It has slightly dark green leaves that taper to a point. A sharp fragrance comes from the leaves that shoot out alternately from the stems. They contain certain minerals and are made into oils. It is an essential ingredient in many local dishes

Ginger flower or bunga kantan or siantan locally, is known as torch ginger. The flowers are showy pink and has a tall perennial look. It gives a special sharp fragrance to Asian soups and curries. The finely shredded ginger buds are sprinkled in laksa soups or eaten raw as garnishing.

Lemon grass or serai is aromatic Asian plant. It is a tall grass with sharp-edged leaves and grows in clumps. The whitish and slightly bulbous base gives the lemony flavour to curries. The fragrant variety gives a stronger scent to traditional cooking. It is also an ingredient in herbal baths.

Using information from the description, complete the following table.

Herb The part that is used Uses

Lemon grass 16. Gives flavour to curries.

Peppermint 17. 21.

Ginger flower 18. 22.

Polyganum minus 19.

Gives a sharp fragrance to soups. 23. Tumeric The leaves 20. Used in * Cooking * Cosmetic 24. 25.

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BANANA

The banana "tree" is not really a tree, but a giant herb. The banana is the fruit of this herb. The cluster of bananas sold in supermarkets is a "hand" of bananas, while the individual bananas on the hand are called fingers. The strings that go up and down the length of bananas are called Phloem Bundles. They help distribute nutrients to every part of the growing bananas.

The yellow bananas that are most often sold in supermarkets are sometimes called "dessert bananas" because they are soft and sweet. Plantains are a type of banana that are not as sweet and are usually cooked. While not as commonly eaten in North America, plantains are a dietary staple in many tropical regions. It is believed by many experts that bananas were the first fruit cultivated by humans. Alexander the Great first came across bananas in India in 327 B.C.

Bananas were introduced to the United States at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Celebration, where they were sold wrapped in foil for 10 cents each. Worldwide, bananas are the fourth largest fruit crop. The average American consumes 28 pounds of bananas per year. The banana peel is edible, though perhaps not very palatable unless cooked. About 50 percent of people who are allergic to latex are often also allergic to bananas. India is the number one banana producer in the world. The most popular banana cultivar in the world is the Cavendish. This is the banana most often seen in U.S. and European markets. In Uganda, bananas are such a big part of the diet that the same word,matooke, is used for both "food" and "banana." The banana split was invented in 1904 by 23- year-old David Evans Strickler, an employee at the Tassel Pharmacy soda fountain in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

1.Cluster of banana is

called ... 2. An individual banana is called ...

3. Banana sold at

supermarkets is known as ...

4. Banana that needs to be cooked is known as ...

5. Banana was first found in the year ...

6. An average American consumption of banana in a year –

...

9. World most popular banana cultivar is ... 7. A person who is allergy to banana usually is also allergy to

... _{8. World number one} banana producer is ...

10. Banana split was introduced by ...

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