The Judges
Who is the head judge of the contest?
Mr. Grant, the owner of the store hosting the contest
Who is Cici partnered with for Round 1 of the competition?
Miranda
Cici wanted to go to the library to research recipes for the potato contest. What book did the librarian get for Cici?
Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child
What does the word A-ma mean?
grandmother
Who is Cici partnered with for Round 1?
Miranda
What are the names of the two additional Judges of the contest besides the store owner Mr. Grant?
Ms. Kindling (right-hand woman of the store owner); Mr. Brown (local celebrity chef)
What about Miranda makes Cici so nervous in Round 1?
She brought her own knives. Miranda's family owns a restaurant so she has obviously been cooking for awhile.
What recipe of Julia Child's was Cici trying to perfect for the cooking contest?
potato pancakes
What does Cici do with her A-ma every Saturday in Taiwan?
Go to the morning market
What about Miranda makes Cici so nervous during Round 1?
She brought her very own knives. Miranda's family owns a restaurant so she has obviously been cooking for a while.
They thought it was fried rice.
What is the key ingredient for Round 1 of the cooking competition?
rice
Cici watches a DVD on Julia Child cooking potatoes. She tells her viewers that in order to flip anything you need what?
The courage of your conviction
What is the only language that A-ma speaks?
How does Miranda feel when Cici wants to make minced pork over rice for the first round of the competition?
That it isn't sophisticated/fancy enough for the competition.
Upon seeing the dish Cici made for her final round, did the judges seem impressed?
No. One thought it was fried rice. Another said you made an Asian dish. The final judge said that he wasn't sure she had really tried.
What does Cici want to make for the first round of the cooking competition?
minced pork over rice
Who does Cici say is her American A'ma?
Julia Child
What does A-ma show Cici before she moves to America?
She shares with her the secret spices for her cooking.
What does Cici secretly think about Miranda's porcini risotto dish?
That it sounds just like a Taiwanese dish called Mue or rice porridge
At the start of the contest, Mr. Grant describes the rules of the contest. What are the rules?
1. You must use the key ingredient
2. compete as a team
3. each one week one team is eliminated
What does Miranda want to make for the first round of the competition?
Porcini Risotto
When Cici was practicing for Round 4 of the cooking contest and trying to "flip" her dish, who walked in and what did they say?
Cici's dad walked in.
Cici confessed about the cooking contest and dad told her she needed to spend her time studying instead because "It isn't worth a few days of celebration for something that could affect the rest of your life."
What does A-ma believe are lucky numbers for a going away party table arrangements?
3 and 8
When cooking the rice for the risotto, what does Cici want to do to the rice that Miranda disagrees with? Why?
She wants to wash the rice because that is how she learned to do it. Miranda disagrees because that will wash away the starch that makes the risotto creamy.