Team Fun Facts
Who bucked off a donkey
Evi
Who's favorite flowers are Easter Lilies
Lily
How many chefs/pastry chefs make up the Junior National Team?
A: 6
What technique is used to cook the RON duck leg crépinette at 171°F for 36 minutes?
A: Sous vide
What is the capital city of Luxembourg?
A: Luxembourg City
Whos favorite subject was english and competed in writing competitions long before culinary competitions
Alayna
Who was on a bowling team for 2 years and played soccer for 9 years
Michael
How many guests must the Restaurant of Nations menu be prepared for?
70
Q: What classic technique is used to make the RON Vidalia onion soubise smooth and thick without using a roux?
A: Rice is cooked with the onions and stock, then blended and strained
Luxembourg is one of the world's smallest countries. What type of country is it geographically?
A landlocked country
Who is related to one of the original voice actors for Scooby-Doo
Tessa
Which Team member sang "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow" for a school talent show
Chef Amanda
During competition, how many total people may be inside the RON kitchen booth at one time?
A: 7 — six chefs + one helper
Which element on our menu is served with sauce gribiche?
The smoked fish croquette
What is Luxembourg's official name in English?
A: The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Who has 7 scars
Joe
who has a goal to visit a country starting with every single letter of the alphabet
Sophia
A team can receive up to how many penalty points in RON for failing to complete the task within the allotted time or causing service delays?
10 Points
A RON duck leg crépinette is first cooked sous vide, chilled, and then finished à la minute. What French cooking technique is used for that final finishing step?
Poêlé — sautéing/pan-frying in fat
Q: Luxembourg has three official administrative languages. Name them.
A: Luxembourgish, French, and German
Who has 5 siblings
3 brothers
2 sisters
Jacky
When this person was a child, they shaved off their sister's eyebrows.
Mariela
The pastry base used beneath the Mushroom Royale contains this flour in addition to AP flour, giving the sablé a deliberately different texture from the Parmesan cookie.
Rice Flour
If the halibut is perfectly cooked but the colored mousseline has blurred together, what step was most likely compromised?
The freezing/set time between the individual mousseline layers.
Luxembourg is bordered by exactly three countries. Name all three.
A: Belgium, France, and Germany