Origin Stories
By Another Name
Food IN Film
Fast Food
Science & Food
100

The Croissant is a beloved flaky breakfast pastry people associate with France but actually originates in this country.

Austria

100

Finish the popular song lyric, "You say tomato and I say..."

Tomato

100

This popular documentary was titled after a menu upgrade at the globally loved McDonalds restaurant.

Supersize Me


100

Who is McDonald's Mascot

Ronald McDonald

100

This process keeps milk fat from floating atop liquid milk components

Homogenization

200

An Ikea foodcourt staple, Swedish meatballs didn't start there. The recipe for this Scandinavian's country emblematic export originates in this country.

Turkey

200

Spaghetti is a popular Italian export that is also know as 

Pasta Bolognese

200

This 2009 animated film, and it s 2013 sequel, were named after a popular children's story called

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

200

In Pulp Fiction hitman Vincent Vega calls this popular McDonald's burger a "Royale with cheese". He was referring to the

Quarter pounder with cheese

200

This delicious food was found buried in the tombs of Ancient Egyptians and is still edible.

Honey

300

Buffalo wings are a popular side dish and party snack. They were invented in this American city.

Buffalo, New York

300
Chickpeas are used in a variety of dishes throughout the world. It is also known by its popular Spanish-derived name, the

Garbanzo Beans

300

In Disney's The Princess and the Frog, Mama Odie cooks this famous Louisiana dish in the bayou

Gumbo

300

This popular sand-which chain has outpaced McDonalds in global presence and now has over 40,000 locations around the world.

Subway

300

Foods brown when they undergo this reaction

The Maillard Reaction

400

The Cesar Salad is popular throughout the U.S. and Europe but actually has nothing to do with Cesar or Rome. It's true home of origin is this country

Mexico

400

The only difference between these two is how a store chooses to label them, if you grab  a green onion you'll also get this

Scallion

400

This 2007 Disney film, tells the story of a rat who becomes a chef in a fictional Parisian restaurant called Gusto's, shares it's name with a famous french dish called

Ratatouille 

400

This chain once sold a Black Ink Squid Burger

Burger King

400

These nutrients functions to protect against breakdown of body protein to supply a constant source of glucose to the brain and other tissues and to prevent ketosis

Carbohydrates

500

Vindaloo is one of the most popular Indian dishes outside of India but was originally crafted in this country.

Portugal

500

This popular purple vegetable is referred to as an Aubergine, especially by paint manufacturers. It is also called an

Eggplant

500

This 1997 film stars Kel Mitchell and SNL mainstay Kenan Thompson formerly known as the comedic duo Kenan & Kel.

Good Burger

500

According to National Geographic the average American eats this many pounds of french fries a year

30lbs

500

This is the most common unsaturated fatty acid

Oleic