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Sample quiz questions: Fun Food Quiz 1: What meat is used in Glamorgan sausages? A: None they are made of cheese and leeks 2: What fruit is a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry? A: Tayberry 3: What does the pasta Orecchiette get its name from? A: Orecchiette gets its name from their shape which resembles a small ear. 4: What is the name of the sauce base that is made by heating equal quantities of butter and flour together? A: Roux 5: What is Roquefort cheese traditionally made from? A: Ewe's milk 6: Which musician would sign off his name with ‘Red beans and ricely yours’? A: Louis Armstrong 7: Why might people with trypophobia be afraid of, or disgusted by crumpets? A: Because they are covered in closely packed holes 8: What gives orange wine its colour? A: The fermenting white grapes are left with their skins and seeds still attached from 4 days to over a year- a ‘non interventionist’ style of white winemaking using little to no additives sometimes not even yeast. 9: What is the name of Master Chef judge Monica Galetti’s London restaurant? A: Mere restaurant 10: Is Umeboshi - a/Japanese pickled plums b/Japanese freshwater eel d/ Japanese IPA A: Japanese pickled plums 11: What type of food interests a mycophagist? A: Mushrooms 12: What type of soup is made from calf’s head, seasonings and Madeira wine? A: Mock Turtle Soup 13: What is Agar-agar jelly made from? A: Seaweed Any questions? Call 0207 250 8271 or email Emma at [email protected] Sample quiz questions: Fun Food Quiz 14: Which ingredient has its own festival in the Isle-of-Wight every August? A: Garlic 15: What is the minimum length of time that West Country Farmhouse Cheddar must be matured? a/Six months b/One year c/Nine months A: c/ a minimum of nine months 16: Which flower is the vanilla pod from - a/Crocus b/Orchid c/Lily A: b/ Orchid 17: Which writer reputedly said: “to eat well in England you should breakfast three times a day”? a/Oscar Wilde b/George Bernard Shaw c/ Somerset Maugham A: c/ Somerset Maugham 18: Who coined the phrase ‘the world is my oyster’? a/ William Shakespeare b/ Samuel Johnson c/ Giacomo Casanova A: a/ William Shakespeare in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' 19: Who said: “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well”? a/Elizabeth David b/Nigella Lawson c/Virginia Woolf A: c/ Virginia Woolf 20: What is a karahi? a/ A cooking pot similar to a Wok b/An Indian rice steamer c/ A special kind of pestle and mortar to grind spice A: a/ It is a cooking pot similar to a Wok but with a flat base. 21: What is Tlayuda: a/Thin strips of chili encrusted pork. b/a crunchy Mexican tortilla flatbread c/Mexican refried beans with spiced cheese. A: b/ Tlayuda is a handmade traditional Oaxacan dish which consists of a large thin crispy fried or toasted tortilla flatbread covered with mixture of toppings. 22: Where is most of the world garlic produced? A: China produces 66% of the world's garlic 23: Finish this proverb – After lunch rest a while, After supper… A: After supper walk a mile. 24: By law a traditional French baguette can only have four ingredients, what are they? A: Flour, yeast and salt and water. Any questions? Call 0207 250 8271 or email Emma at [email protected] Sample quiz questions: Fun Food Quiz 25: Which of the cows four stomachs does Blanket Tripe come from? A: The first stomach. Honeycomb tripe comes from the second and book or bible Leaf tripe from the third. Tripe is generally made from the first three of the Cows four stomachs. 26: What is Lekach? A: Honey cake traditionally baked for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. 27: Sachertorte is a famous Viennese chocolate cake. Traditionally what is the jam used in the cake? A: Apricot. It is traditionally served with unsweetened whipped cream. 28: What is a Bedfordshire Clanger? a/An elongated suet dumpling b/A bacon, onion and potato suet pudding. c/ A cheese A: a/ Traditionally an elongated suet dumpling with a savory filling at one end and sweet at the other – also known as the Trowley Dumpling. 29. What is the Chattanooga Bakery in Tennessee famous for? a/Starburst Muffins b/Moon Pie c/Space tarts A: b/ Moon pie 30: What are the ingredients for a Moscow Mule? A: Vodka, Fresh lime juice, ginger beer and a copper cup! – Extra point if you got copper cup! As well as being traditional the cold metal insulates the temperature of the cocktail keeping it cool and fresh. Any questions? Call 0207 250 8271 or email Emma at [email protected].