Kumara is (a) sweet potatoes, (b) meat and vegetables steamed ...

[gonzo233]

Kumara is
 
  (a) sweet potatoes, (b) meat and vegetables steamed in a deep pit for several hours, (c) billy tucker, (d) meat and vegetables fried together with vegemite added, (e) fried clams.

Question 2

Retrogradation is
 
  (1) a decreased swelling of the starch granules as sugar competes with starch for water, (2) a reforming of hydrogen bonds into crystalline regions as the starch paste is held, (3) the breakdown of a starch paste when acid is added at the beginning of the cooking period., (4) the swelling of starch granules upon exposure to heat, (5) the saturation of the starch granule with an increase of sugar.

[Sophiapenny]

Answer to Question 1

(a)

Answer to Question 2

2