30 Food Quiz Questions with Answers (FreePubQuiz.co.

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1. In French cuisine, what are often called the 'Diamonds of Perigord'?
ANSWER: Black truffles
2. Which food product first marketed in 1985 is named after a village in Leicestershire?
ANSWER: Quorn
3. What food is divided into three main varieties: savoy, semi-savoy and flat-leafed?
ANSWER: Spinach
4. How are Dave Myers and Si King better known?
ANSWER: Hairy Bikers
5. Which gingerbread cake would you associate with bonfire night?
ANSWER: Parkin
6. Calamari is a dish made from which animal?
ANSWER: Squid
7. Which French blue cheese is made from the milk of the Lacaune breed of sheep?
ANSWER: Roquefort
8. Which nuts are used in marzipan?
ANSWER: Almonds
9. Which chain of UK restaurants, founded in 1958 by Sam Alper, was famous for their "Olympic Breakfast"?
ANSWER: Little Chef
10. Name the thinly grated potatoes, pan-fried until crisp and golden, which is one of Switzerland's national dishes?
ANSWER: Rosti
11. What is Allium sativum?
ANSWER: Garlic
12. Maki is fish, vegetables, and sushi rice layered atop one another, then rolled up in a sheet of what?
ANSWER: Seaweed
13. Danvers, Nantes, Imperator and Chantenay are types of which vegetable?
ANSWER: Carrots
14. What is the country of origin of Massaman curry?
ANSWER: Thailand
15. How many segments are there usually in an orange?
ANSWER: 10
16. Which type of food interests a mycophagist?
ANSWER: Mushrooms
17. Which fish is normally used in a stargazy pie?
ANSWER: Pilchards (note: the pie is associated with Cornwall)
18. Most commercial baked beans are made from what type of bean?
ANSWER: Haricot bean
19. Which is the most expensive spice in the world by weight?
ANSWER: Saffron
20. Which traditional French fish stew originates from the port city of Marseille?
ANSWER: Bouillabaisse
21. What did Richard Burton describe as 'Welshman's caviar'?
ANSWER: Laverbread
22. What is the British name for a zucchini?
ANSWER: Courgette
23. How do we better know Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey?
ANSWER: Fanny Cradock
24. The name of William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, is associated with which fruit?
ANSWER: The banana (Cavendish banana)
25. Which Australian dessert consists of squares of sponge cake coated first in a layer of traditionally chocolate sauce, then in
desiccated coconut?
ANSWER: Lamingtons
26. What is Chinese rice porridge called?
ANSWER: Congee
27. Which acid is present in vinegar?
ANSWER: Acetic acid
28. Which sort of pizza is sometimes known as pineapple pizza?
ANSWER: Hawaiian pizza
29. What is the alternative name for the Chinese gooseberry?
ANSWER: Kiwifruit
30. Wasabi is also known as ‘Japanese’ what?
ANSWER: Horseradish (Japanese horseradish)