Another Culinary Quiz
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on May 27, 2008 – 7:33 am -This one is easier, much easier. No googling please! Or I’ll send my pondering ape after you!
1. What type of meat is used in osso bucco?
Beef
fish
chicken
veal
2. What type of drink is Darjelling
fruit
carbonated
tea
alcohol
3. What Country is credited with the invention of Ice Cream
United States
China
Italy
None of the Above
4. Which ingredient below is not traditionally included in a classic Genoa Pesto Sauce
Basil
Garlic
Walnuts
Pecorino cheese
5. When cutting vegetables, what does the term “brunoise” mean?
A small, very thin cut 1/8 X 1/8 X 2 inches.
A cut that is a sement of a slice, 1/8 to 3/8 inches thick
A cube-shaped cut 1/8 of an inch in size.
A full round circular slice cutting across the grain.
6. Japanese soup stock, Dashi, is made with which type of dried, flaked fish?
Mackerel
Salmon
Bonito
Sardine
7. What is the Italian word for appetizer?
Amuse-bouche
Antipasto
Aperitivo
Amuse-guele
8. In cooking terms, what does the word “mirepoix” mean?
A bundle of sticks used in the preparation of sauces and stews
A combination of onions, carrots, celery and leeks used to flavor soups
An onion, a bay leaf, and whole cloves used to flavor white sauce and sauce stocks.
A combination of herbs and spices in a cheesecloth bag.
9. What is sake wine made from?
grapes
barley
seaweed
rice
10. Tikka is a dish in which country’s cookery?
Cambodia
Vietnam
India
Romania
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Oh, hell, I may as well go first. You are tricky AAF, so I’m not sure I take you at your word that this is easier than the last quiz, but here goes:
1. veal
2. tea
3. Italy (a guess; it’s probably none of the above)
4. Pecorino cheese (walnuts — a spoiler?)
5. cube shape (who would know this?)
6. bonito
7. antipasto
8. a combo of carrots, onions, etc.
9. rice
10. India
Well, all is fair in food and love! I may choose to be tricky, and sometimes, when you don’t expect it, I don’t. So today is, well, ambiguous, to say the least.
1. Veal
2. Tea
3. China
4. Walnuts? Basil, Pine nuts, garlic, olive oil and cheese seem to be traditional.
5. cube
6. bonito
7. Antipasto
8. onions, carrots, celery
9. rice
10. India
Well, VM we only differ on the ingredients in a pesto. I think it’s a trick question from the datardly AAF.
You meant dastardly!? Hee hee, you just wait, tomorrow’s quiz will be the hardest of them all…..
I was thinking gelato.
This is a reply to my earlier reply to DM. I can never tell where these replies will fall. Good morning AAF.
I know. That one was all too obvious. We also differ on our answers to the ice cream question. China would not have occurred to me, but again, an obviously tricky question from the maestro of tricky.
VM-I said China because Marco Polo was supposedly introduced to ice cream in China. But I don’t think it was the traditional milk based ice cream that we know of. Maybe more like flavored ices. So the answer could be none of the above.
Yes dastardly. A dastardly rascal, you are!
And proud of it, from what I have seen. Hee, hee, indeed.
LOL! I will write a piece on evil & dastardly chefs!!!
That sounds interesting. Will your name be at the top of the list? I have watched the chef who is mean, mean, mean. I can’t recall his name, but he swears a lot and slaps his staff around, verbally that is. What is his name?
Gordon Ramsay. Hell’s Kitchen on Fox where he’s very bellicose and Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares on BBC, which is pretty good by the way.
That’s the one and I agree. Hell’s Kitchen seemed to include a Ramsey meltdown in each episode. So many bleeps. The show on BBC is good. I watch it when I happen to come across it. It’s always so sad when he returns to find all of his good work has once more been in vein.
There was a really great series on some PBS stations in the 90’s from Britain called Chef. A back English comedian played this chef who was trying to make a name for himself at this manor house restaurant outside London. It is witty and typical of the abuse the staff goes thru, but the staff can also give the chef a BIG headache, too. Try to find it, it’s really funny.
Ok…
1. Veal
2. Tea (my wife is the expert but I notice when she buys it)
3. Italy (although that may be gelato)
4. Walnuts (although that may be a trick question and it’s Basil or garlic and the only sauce in Italy not made with those ingredients)
5. #2…no clue
6. Sardine?
7. Antipasto
8, Onions, carrots, celery (foodnetwork pays off again…Bam! Emeril…although I thought it was spelt differently)
9. Rice
10. Doesn’t sound asian or romanian… India?
Answers are up already!
Well, it’s clearly walnuts or pecorino cheese. I’ve never heard of making pesto with pecorino cheese. Parmegianno Reggiano (sp?) has always been the standard. Walnuts do seem strange though, and you would think they would change the flavor more than just a bit. I probably lost on that one.
Ok, here goes.
1. beef
2. tea
3. none of the above
4. walnuts
5. circular slice
6. bonito
7. antipasto
8. sticks
9. rice
10. Vietnam
Guess you’ll have to tell me where the answers are. Not on this site.