You Say Tomato!
This popular condiment is made primarily from tomatoes and sugar.
What is ketchup?
Jalapeños are commonly used to make this spicy condiment found in many fridges.
What is hot sauce?
Cutting onions commonly causes this physical reaction.
What is crying (or watery eyes)?
Leeks are closely related to this more commonly used vegetable.
What is an onion?
This is the most common way potatoes are eaten at fast-food restaurants, but how a Brit would say it
What are chips?
his Italian dish consists of tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil.
What is Caprese salad?
Jalapeños measure heat using this scale.
What is the Scoville scale?
Slowly cooking onions until they turn sweet and brown is called this.
What is caramelization?
Before cooking leeks, they are usually sliced and washed to remove this.
What is dirt (or sand)?
Mashed potatoes are traditionally made creamy using this dairy ingredient.
What is butter (or milk)?
Tomatoes are a key ingredient in this Italian pasta sauce.
What is marinara?
Drying and smoking jalapeños turns them into this pepper.
What is chipotle?
This classic soup is made primarily from onions and topped with bread and cheese.
What is French onion soup?
Leeks have a milder flavour than onions, making them good for this type of dish.
What are soups (or stews)?
Potatoes originally come from this continent.
What is South America?
Tomatoes belong to this plant family, which also includes potatoes.
What is the nightshade family?
Removing this part of a jalapeño makes it much less spicy.
What are the seeds (and membranes)?
This onion is most often used raw on burgers and salads
What is a red onion?
Compared to onions, leeks are generally less this.
What is strong (or sharp)?
This starchy potato is best for baking and fries.
What is a Russet potato?
A famous 1890s US Supreme Court case (Nix v. Hedden) ruled that tomatoes were this for tariff purposes.
What is a vegetable?
This chemical compound is what actually makes jalapeños feel hot.
What is capsaicin?
This 2003 film, based on Louis Sachar's novel by the same name, stars Sigourney Weaver and a young Shia LaBeouf, whose character, Stanley Yelnats, survives the brutal desert by finding a field of wild onions.
What is Holes?
Leeks are a national symbol of this UK country.
What is Wales?
This Irish historical event was caused by potato crop failure.
What is the Irish Potato Famine?