Sunday Culinary Quiz

Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on June 15, 2008 – 9:06 am -

1 What does the cooking term émonder means?

2 Who invented Cuisine Minceur?

3 What is the famous dish Paul Bocuse created for the Élysée Palace on the occasion of his receiving the Legion of Honor from President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing on February 25, 1975?

4 Which cheese emperor Charlemagne was extremely fond of: Brie or Roquefort?

5 For which celebrity Escoffier created the Peach Melba?

6 Can you name the major ingredient in a coulibiac besides salmon?

7 Which chef committed suicide upon learning he had lost a Michelin Star?


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2 Comments

  • At 2008.06.15 19:56, Anne Hawley said:

    I keep checking in to see if anyone else around here has the nerve to attempt this quiz without the aid of google.

    I see that I’m not the only one who’s intimidated!

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    • At 2008.06.16 12:53, donnamarie said:

      Not me. # 5 on the Peach Melba rings a bell though. At one time I knew the answer.

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