Food science
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Name that food
Food fun facts
It can be related back to food somehow
100

This fruit is sweeter when picked during the day than it is at night, and is a controversial pizza topping 

Pineapple 

100

The rate at which employees are leaving and being replaced is called this 

Staff turn over 

100

This name for a pizza turnover comes from the Italian word for "pant leg" 

Calzone 

100

Though Italy gets most of the credit for this layered pasta dish, a different country actually created it. That country and this dish being 

Lasagna, Greece 

100

This summer treat was invented by an 11-year-old on accident 

the ice pop

200

This common Christmas spice is also a hallucinogenic

Nutmeg 

200

This term often used for a hotel room specifically designed for families, often featuring extra beds or kitchen 

Family suite

200

This popular ingredient in stir fry recipes, it's name means "white vegetable" in Cantonese 

Bok Choy 

200

Known for its color and being eaten with sushi, wasabi only lasts this long before its flavor dampens, hence why in Japan it is grated right before the dish goes out 

20 minutes 

200

This crop grows so fast it is measured in miles per hour 

Bamboo

300

This twin of sugar will take the bitterness out of your coffee better than sugar does 

Salt 

300

This simple abbreviation is used to keep guests comfortable in their rooms: HVAC describes what three things 

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning 

300

The official state dessert of Massachusetts, it’s actually a cake, despite its name.

Boston Cream pie 

300

This nut comes in many flavors. Honey roasted, sweet and spicy, salt and vinegar- however its not a nut at all its a seed. 

Almonds 

300

This fruit is not technically considered vegan as it has dead wasps inside it 

Figs 

400

This fruit should never be microwaved if you don't want to have a small fireball of plasma 

Grapes 

400

This abbreviation is a simple way to remember the order in which something should come in and out and is an easy way to prevent food spoilage.     

FIFO 

400

Espresso & mascarpone are ingredients in this layered Italian dessert whose name means “pick me up.”

Tiramisu

400

This bright green fruit was once thought to be able to cure scurvy 

Limes 

400

The inventor of this popular chip brand was also buried in his invention. 

Fredric Baur or the pringles guy 

500

This common root vegetable, is toxic to the human body, all expect the actual vegetable itself 

Potato
500

This term, referring to helping mitigate revenue loss from cancellations and no-shows by ensuring rooms are filled even if some guests do not arrive.  

Overbooking

500

The thymus glands & pancreas of a lamb are called these, sounding more like pastry than meat & frankly, tastier.

Sweetbread

500

This fruit is the state vegetable for Oklahoma 

Watermelon

500

This unconventional activity can burn 150 calories after one hour, through its not recommended by doctors anywhere 

Banging your head against a wall