Japan
This Japanese noodle soup, often topped with pork belly and a soft-boiled egg, comes in styles like shoyu, miso, and tonkotsu.
What is ramen?
This U.S. territory’s capital and largest city is home to the centuries-old fortress El Morro.
What is San Juan?
This legume, also known as a garbanzo bean, is the main ingredient in hummus.
What are Chickpeas?
Reaching a symbolic 1,776 feet, this Lower Manhattan landmark surpassed Midtown's Central Park Tower to stand as the tallest skyscraper in both New York City and the Western Hemisphere.
What is One World Trade Center?
Adopted as the college’s emblem to symbolize swiftness and grace, this fleet-footed animal serves as the official athletic mascot for Hunter’s NCAA Division III teams.
What is the Hawk?
This fermented soybean paste is the base of a popular Japanese soup served at breakfast.
What is miso?
Puerto Rico’s national dish pairs rice with these small, stewed legumes, seasoned with sofrito.
What are pigeon peas (gandules)?
What popular Thai dish features stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp, peanuts, and lime?
What is Pad Thai?
Connected underground to the Port Authority and Bryant Park complexes, this bustling Midtown hub is served directly by the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S lines.
What is Times Square–42nd Street?
Before becoming Hunter College’s Public Policy Institute, this East 65th Street double townhouse served as the family home where this future U.S. President recuperated after contracting polio in 1921
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Tempura, a dish of battered and deep-fried seafood and vegetables, is thought to have been introduced to Japan by traders from this European country.
What is Portugal?
This frozen coconut cream cocktail, made with rum, was invented in San Juan in the 1950s and is considered the island’s signature drink.
What is the piña colada?
What cooking fat is traditional in French cuisine and made by clarifying butter?
What is Ghee?
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and opened in 1959, this Fifth Avenue museum features a continuous spiraling ramp leading up to a massive glass skylight.
What is the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum?
How many escalators does the Hunter Main Campus have combined?
What is 18 Escalators?
This green powder, made from finely ground shade-grown tea leaves, is whisked into a frothy drink during traditional tea ceremonies.
What is matcha?
Found near Fajardo, Laguna Grande is one of the few places in the world where this natural phenomenon makes the water glow at night.
What is bioluminescence?
What fermented tea drink has been consumed for over 2,000 years and recently became a health food trend?
What is Kombucha?
Perched in Upper Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park overlooking the Hudson River, this medieval-focused branch of the Met is celebrated for housing the 15th-century "Unicorn Tapestries".
What is The Cloisters?
Drawing constant student foot traffic across from Hunter West on Lexington Avenue, this Kaohsiung-founded chain takes its name from a Chinese phrase translating to "tribute tea"—historically reserved as an imperial offering to ancient emperors.
What is Gong Cha?
This pufferfish delicacy must be prepared by specially licensed chefs because its organs contain a deadly toxin.
What is fugu?
This fried plantain dish, mashed in a wooden mortar and often filled with seafood or meat, is a beloved Puerto Rican specialty
What is mofongo?
What ancient preservation technique involves submerging food in a salt-and-water solution?
What is Brining?
On January 1, 1898, this Tammany Hall Democrat took office as the first mayor of the newly consolidated "Greater New York", though today drivers mostly curse his namesake Queens expressway.
Who is Robert Anderson Van Wyck?
Following the closure of Shakespeare & Co., this convenience store at 931 Lexington Avenue took over campus distribution for commencement regalia and houses the Varsity Nook apparel shop behind its rear curtain.
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