Ingredients
Cooking & Baking
Dessert/sweets
100

What common white powder is used to make cakes rise?

What is baking powder?

100

What ingredient makes bread rise?

What is yeast?

100

What Italian dessert is made with layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese?

What is tiramisu?

300

What is the name of the Japanese fermented soybean paste used in soups, marinades, and sauces?

What is miso?

300

What temperature is water’s boiling point in Fahrenheit?

What is 212°F?

300

This Middle Eastern dessert is made of layers of filo dough filled with nuts and sweetened with honey or syrup.

What is baklava?

500

What rare and intensely aromatic ingredient, prized in haute cuisine, is harvested from the root system of oak trees using trained dogs or pigs?

What are truffles?

500

This French cooking method involves vacuum-sealing food in a bag and slowly cooking it in a water bath at a precisely controlled temperature for optimal texture and flavor.

What is sous vide?

500

What Japanese dessert is made with glutinous rice and often filled with sweet red bean paste or ice cream?

What is mochi?