Where it came from?
Expensive
Food Translates
Exotic
Dessert
100
Which city in Italy does pizza come from?
A. Naples
B. Piza
A. Naples
100
Almas: the most expensive caviar?
A. 11,000/lbs
B.55,000/lbs
C.105,000/lbs
$55,000/pound
Almas is a rare, white version of Beluga caviar. Prices do fluctuate, but in 2009 it was reportedly selling for as much as $25,000 a kilogram -- or about $11,000 a pound.
100
What is a Philly cheesesteak?
A. Steak made of cheese
B. Cheese cake
C. Sandwich made from thinly sliced pieces of beefsteak and melted cheese in a long hoagie roll.
C. Sandwich made from thinly sliced pieces of beefsteak and melted cheese in a long hoagie roll.
100
What cuisine is this?
Vietnamese
100
Where does Apple Strudel traditionally come from?
A. Austria
B. Australia
A. Austria
Often mistaken for being of German origin, the oldest known strudel recipe dates back to 1697 and survives today in a handwritten cookbook in the Vienna Town Hall Library.
200
- Which Spanish city is Paella from?
- Seville
- Madrid
- Barcelona
- Valencia
4. Valencia
200
Wagyu: the most expensive cattle?
A. $135/pound
B. $175/pound
C. $245/pound
A. $135/pound
Wagyu beef, raised in Japan, is so fatty that some cuts are almost white. In July 2009, New York City butcher Lobel's was selling wagyu porterhouse steaks for $135 a pound. Over at Omaha Steaks, the price for a "normal" porterhouse was about $18 a pound.
200
What is quesadilla?
A. A flat filled tortilla, traditional in Mexico
B. A Spanish Stew
A. A flat filled tortilla native, traditional in Mexico
200
A zapiekanka is a street food from____
A. Poland
B. Germany
A. Poland
a toasted open-face sandwich made of a sliced baguette or other long roll of bread, topped with sautéed white mushrooms, cheese and sometimes other ingredients such as ham.
200
What is Canada famous for producing?
A. Bacon
B. Maple Syrup
B. Maple Syrup
According to many historians, the maple leaf began to serve as a Canadian symbol as early as 1700.
300
Sarmale are cabbage rolls from which European country?
- Hungary
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Romania
4.Romania
300
Kopi luwak: the rarest coffee?
A. $50/pound
B. $85/pound
C. $120/pound
C. $120/pound
Kopi luwak is made from the droppings of civets in southeastern Asia that eat coffee berries (no, we are not making this up). Prices vary, but in July 2009, indonesiangrocery.com was selling it for "only" $120 a pound.
300
What is Borscht?
A. A soup traditional in Eastern Europe
B. A sort of French sausage
A. A soup traditional in Eastern Europe
300
Empanadas are from what country?
A. Brazil
B. Argentina
B. Argentina: Empanadas
Argentinean empanadas are made with a flour dough. They are filled with beef, chicken, ham and cheese, sweet corn or swiss chard and cheese before being sealed into a turnover.
300
Before milk based ice creams were introduced in 10th century, this summer treat was indeed made from ice.
True or False
True
400
Which one of the following foods is not from France?
- Escargot
- Beef Bourguignon
- Pastel de nata
- Macarons
3. Pastel de nata
400
The rare black jumbo watermelon?
A. $1,000
B. $6,000
C. $12,000
B. $6,000
A 17-pound black watermelon -- grown only on the Japanese island of Hokkaido -- sold at auction in 2008 for $6,100.
400
What is Pozole?
A. Polish corn plate
B. Mexican Stew
Mexican Stew
400
This is an Australian _____.
A. Meat Pie
B. Pecan Pie
A. Australia: Meat Pie
In Australia and New Zealand, a meat pie is a hand-sized pie containing diced or minced meat and gravy, sometimes with onion, mushrooms, or cheese and often consumed as a takeaway food snack
400
What ingredients do you need to make a s’more?
Marshmallow, chocolate, graham cracker.
500
- Which US state is Gumbo from?
- Texas
- Louisiana
- California
- New York
2. Louisiana
500
The "Luxury Pizza" from Nino's Bellissima in New York City?
A. $125/slice
B. $250/slice
C. $500/slice
A. $125/slice
If you don't have $1,000 to shell out for a pizza (and really, who does?), you can order a slice of the Luxury for a mere $125. It's topped with, among other things, lobster and six kinds of caviar.
500
What is Lumpia?
A. Chinese egg role
B. Pilipino spring role
B. Pilipino Spring Role
500
Mofongo is from______
A. Puerto Rico
B. Guatemala
A. Puerto Rico
Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish with plantains as its main ingredient. Plantains are picked green, cut into pieces and typically fried but can be boiled or roasted, then mashed with salt, garlic, broth, and olive oil
500
Which cake is made with a vegetable?
Carrot Cake