Foodie Facts
What is the most popular flavour of ice cream worldwide?
Vanilla
What is the best way to keep your hands from burning when using the oven?
Use oven mitts!
What French dish uses eggplant as the main ingredient AND shares the name of a famous Disney animated movie?
Ratatouille
What is the kitchen utensil you need to make airy desserts like whipped cream or meringue?
A whisk
Which country invented the popular Hawaiian pizza?
Canada
A cucumber contains what percentage of water?
90%
What ingredient makes bread rise?
Yeast
What is the name of a Japanese noodle soup that has a soy or miso base?
Ramen
What is the name of the flat kitchen utensil used for sifting flour, sugar, and powders?
Sieve
Bubble Tea originated from which country?
Taiwan
What is the most widely eaten food worldwide?
Rice
Other than butter, what is the main ingredient in butter cream icing?
Powdered Sugar
What sauce contains only nuts and basil?
Pesto
In baking, what does the term "proofing" refer to?
Allowing the dough to rise
Black Forest Cake originally came from which country?
Germany
What year was the chocolate chip cookie invented?
1938
What gives brown sugar its colour?
Molasses
Which dessert is traditionally made by caramelizing the sugar topping with a torch?
Crème Brûlée
What does "al dente" mean when cooking pasta?
Firm to bite
Belgium
What condiment that we still use today was used as medicine in the 1800s?
Ketchup
How can you tell if a cake is done baking in the oven?
If you poke it in the middle with a utensil, and it comes out dry.
What sweet and very sticky liquid never expires?
Honey
What does "to julienne" mean in cooking terminology?
To cut into thin strips
In which country did chopsticks originate from?
China