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1. | In South Asian cuisine, what 'P' describes a type of naan bread filled with a mixture of nuts and raisins? |
2. | If a distilled drink is 80 proof by U.S. standards and 70 proof by Imperial standards, what is its percentage alcohol by volume? |
3. | Amarone is a dry, full-bodied red wine from what country? |
4. | After water, in generic terms, what is the most consumed beverage worldwide? |
5. | Similar to Cajun cuisine, what 'C' describes a style of cooking originating in the New Orleans area of Louisiana? |
6. | Olifants River, Malmesbury, Philadelphia, and Worcester are all wine regions in what country? |
7. | Traditionally found in various European cuisines, what 'R' is the French term for a dish of filled rolled meat or pastry? |
8. | A common food additive, what does the abbreviation MSG stand for? |
9. | Bordering with Germany, grapes grown in what French wine region include Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot gris, Pinot blanc, Pinot noir, and Muscat? |
10. | The key ingredient of the traditional German stew Hasenpfeffer, what is Hasen? |
11. | What 'P' is used to describe French anise-flavoured spirits and apéritifs such as Ricard and Pernod? |
12. | If a recipe instructs you to preheat an oven to 400°F, what should you select on an oven with temperature settings in celcius? A. 160 B. 180 C. 200 |
13. | Common across the Indian subcontinent, what type of food is paneer? |
14. | What is the main ingredient added to Scotch whisky to make Drambuie? |
15. | Plantain, Red, Latundan and Cavendish are varieties of what fruit? |
16. | What salad dressing is named after an archipelago on the US-Canadian border? |
17. | In German cuisine, what is a Berliner? |
18. | A traditional Welsh delicacy, what 'S' is the key ingredient of laverbread? |
19. | In what country is the Marlborough wine growing region? |
20. | What 'P' describes a family of hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk? |
21. | In the British Isles, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and some parts of the Americas, on what day are hot cross buns traditionally eaten? |
22. | What spirit replaces vodka to turn a Bloody Mary into a Bloody Maria? |
23. | In North American Chinese cuisine, what name is given to this sweet, slightly pungent chicken dish? |
24. | His famous signature appears on its cans; what was the first name of the founder of Guinness? |
25. | From what country does Molson Beer originate? |
26. | In American English it is called 'zucchini'. What is it more often called in British English? |
27. | Also known as 'roti', what 'C' describes a thin, unleavened flatbread from South Asia and East Africa? |
28. | What is the key alcoholic ingredient of any Daiquiri cocktail? |
29. | The name of what Italian cheese means "recooked"? |
30. | What 'S' is the culinary name for langoustine? |
31. | The dried rhizomes of what member of the ginger family are used as both a spice and a food colouring? |
32. | What 'C' describes this freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster? |
33. | In its purest form, what foodstuff has the chemical formula C12H22O11? |
34. | What 'K' is a cocktail of equal parts vodka, triple sec and lime juice? |
35. | Originating in Italy, what 'P' describes cornmeal boiled into a porridge that can be eaten directly or baked, fried or grilled? |
36. | Carnaroli, Koshihikari, and Black Asian are varieties of what? |
37. | What 'C' describes the family of leaf salads that include radicchio, sugarloaf, puntarelle, and Belgian endive? |
38. | From what country does the resinated wine Retsina originate? |
39. | What name is given to a chocolate-flavoured variant of a caffè latte or cappuccino? |
40. | From what country does Kingfisher Beer originate? |
41. | In British cuisine, what North England town gives its name to a double loin lamb chop? |
42. | What popular herb is called tulasi (तुलसी) in Hindi and kaphrao (กระเพา) in Thai? |
43. | What is wrapped in bacon to make "angels on horseback"? |
44. | What is the name of this popular Mediterranean herb? |
45. | What herb, native to the Mediterranean region, is sometimes called wild marjoram? |
46. | What 'R' describes an unsweetened, often aniseed-flavoured, alcoholic drink popular as an apéritif in Albania, Turkic countries, and the Balkan countries? |
47. | If you ordered un sandwich au jambon in France, what would you get? |
48. | What common cooking measure is approximately 14.2 ml in Canada, 14.8 ml in the United States, 15 ml in the UK, and 20ml in Australia? |
49. | Popular in the 50s and 60s in Australia and New Zealand, carpetbag steak is a dish of beef stuffed with what? |
50. | What is the flavour of the alcoholic spirit Arak, popular throughout the Eastern Mediterranean especially Lebanon, Syria and Turkey? |
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