Questions on Food and Drink

A dozen questions for you.  Please scroll down for the answers.

1.Chinese, Globe and Jerusalem are varieties of which vegetable?

2. Balti is known as a style of curry. What does the word balti literally mean?

3. What two fishy ingredients are essential to a salad nicoise?

4. Anjou, Bartlett and Conference are varieties of which fruit?

5. What is the name of the agent from a calf’s stomach used to curdle milk for cheeses and other dairy products?

6. What are the five spices in Chinese five-spice powder?

7. Tapioca comes from the root of which plant?

8. Carlsberg and Tuborg beers are brewed in which city?

9. What name is given to the alcoholic drink made from fermented pear juice?

10. Which three grapes are used to make champagne?

11. Tokay wine comes from which country?

12. If black tea is fermented and green tea unfermented what name is given to semi-fermented tea?

 

Answers

1. Artichoke

2. Bucket

3. Tuna and anchovies

4. Pear

5. Rennet

6. Star anise, fennel, clove, pepper and cinnamon

7. Cassava (or manioc)

8. Copenhagen

9. Perry

10. Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay

11. Hungary

12. Oolong