Culinary Delights Trivia Questions
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What dessert, known for its cold ice cream interior and hot meringue covering, was once called "Alaska-Florida"?
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baked alaska
Punjabi basmati is a white, long-grained type of what food staple?
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rice
What Belgian cheese is described by the 'Food Lover's Companion' as the stinkiest of the strong-smelling cheeses?
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limburger
What big marsupial, known for its long, muscular tail, is used by Australian chefs to make soup?
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kangaroo
What fruit is commonly placed on a skewer and coated with either a sugary red glaze or melted caramel?
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apple
What food is sometimes called a Wimpy after a character in 'Popeye' who loves them?
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hamburger
What cold Andalusian soup is commonly garnished with diced hard-boiled eggs and croutons?
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gazpacho
What type of soup made from beets is popular in Eastern European cuisine?
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borscht
Gravlax is a type of this red-fleshed fish typically served with mustard sauce. What is it?
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salmon
What breakfast meat is used to wrap oysters in the dish known as devils on horseback?
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bacon
What nut is known as the Jordan type, often sold encased in a candy coating?
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almond
Which country is Taleggio cheese, often served with fruit for dessert, originally from?
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italy
What type of freshwater crustaceans are often used by chefs to make mousse that is garnished with sliced truffles?
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crayfish
What is the name of the liquid food made with lamb and barley, known in the 'Scotch' variety?
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broth
Which type of lingual meat may be boiled, then baked with Creole sauce & garnished with parsley?
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tongue
Caribbean islanders sometimes combine peas with which grain also found in arroz con pollo?
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rice
What type of organ meat is often served saut�ed with onions?
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liver
What is the dish consisting of a meat fillet covered with p�t� de foie gras, baked in a pastry?
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beef wellington
What type of hearty dish, typically made with meat and vegetables, is Kentucky burgoo?
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stew
What type of fish is used for a rollmop, which involves a fillet rolled around a pickle or onion and marinated?
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herring
What type of product is clotted in the Devonshire variety and often served with berries?
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cream
What is the name of the Middle-Eastern dip made primarily from chickpeas and served with pita bread?
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hummus
What deli item consists of corned beef rubbed with pepper and spices, smoked, and then steamed?
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pastrami
In Europe, what vine known for flavoring beer has shoots that are sometimes cooked and eaten?
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hops
What is the name of the 'Ukranian' coated dish that involves chilling herbed butter before rolling it into chicken breast?
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chicken kiev
What medium-sized East Coast seafood is known as the cherrystone and is good steamed, baked, or raw?
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clam
What is the dish popular in Northern Italy that is typically made from cornmeal and sometimes from chestnut meal?
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polenta
What hors d' oeuvre consists of a piece of chicken liver and a water chestnut wrapped in bacon?
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rumaki
What large reptile is the basis for an entire meal at Prejean's Restaurant in Lafayette, Louisiana?
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alligator
What is the name of the Russian beet soup that is typically garnished with sour cream and can be served either hot or cold?
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borscht
Which potent potable is most commonly used to flavor a Baba dessert?
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rum
What is the entr�e made of thin slices of tender beef served in a rich sour cream sauce and named after a count?
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beef stroganoff
What Middle Eastern dish consists of fried balls made from mashed, spiced chickpeas?
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falafel
What is the name of the dessert made with poached peaches filled with ice cream and topped with raspberry sauce?
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peach melba
What ruminant's meat is known as chevon and is commonly eaten curried in Jamaica?
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goat
What is the 'honeycomb' variety of meat that comes from the second stomach of a ruminant?
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tripe
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