Cheese
Food Idioms
Cocktails
Pizza!
Cooking 101
100

Liquid gold is what Kraft calls this processed product used in its Shells & Cheese

What is Velveeta?

100

To reveal the truth

What is "spill the beans"

100

It's the piña in a piña colada

What is pineapple?

100

The most popular pizza topping in the U.S. 

What is pepperoni?

100

A mixture of fat cooked with flour used in making sauces.


What is a roux?

200

Water buffalo milk is used to make this cheese, which Italy exports 40,000 tons of per year.

What is mozzarella?

200

To be pregnant

What is "a bun in the oven"

200

Traditionally served in a copper mug, this cocktail is made with vodka, lemon juice, and ginger beer.

What is a Moscow Mule?

200

This classic pizza is named after an Italian queen and its colors represent the Italian flag.

What is Margherita?

200

This French word defines a mix of aromatic vegetables, usually onions, carrots, and celery that form the base of a dish.

What is mirepoix?

300

Roquefort, Feta, and Manchego are all cheeses made from the milk of this animal.

What is a sheep?

300

Simply put

What is "in a nutshell"

300

The name of this drink means "Free Cuba". It is made with rum, cola, and lime. 

What is Cuba Libre?

300

The world's first pizzeria opened in 1830 in this southern Italian town.

What is Naples?

300

This cooking technique involves submerging food in a liquid at a relatively low temperature?

What is poaching?

400

This Danish cheese made from cow's milk is often flavored with caraway seeds.

What is Havarti?

400

Something banned

What is "forbidden fruit"

400

A fortified wine flavored with aromatic herbs and spices is used for many cocktails including the Martini and the Manhattan?

What is vermouth?

400

Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari, also founded this kid-friendly pizza chain

What is Chuck E. Cheese?

400

This Italian term is used to describe pasta or rice that has been cooked until it is slightly firm to bite.

What is 'al dente'?

500

A favorite component of many Italian desserts, the name of this cheese means 'recooked'; made from whey, rather than milk.

What is ricotta?

500

Crowded

What is "packed like sardines"

500

This cocktail made with peach nectar & champagne was named for a Venetian painter

What is a Bellini?


500

The proper title for a person who makes pizzas in a pizzeria?

What is a pizzaiolo?

500

A homemade mayonnaise, for example, requires blending ingredients in a specific way, also known as this process?

What is emulsification?