Name That Dish
Spice It Up!
Breakfast Bonanza
Weird But True
Food Science
100

This popular Italian pasta dish features a rich meat sauce and long noodles

Spaghetti

100

This spice is known for its bright yellow color and is used in curry.

Turmeric

100

This breakfast staple comes from chickens.

Eggs

100

This fungus is actually used to make blue cheese.

Mold

100

This process causes bread to rise due to gas released by yeast.

Fermentation

200

A Mexican dish with a folded tortilla filled with cheese.

Quesadilla

200

Derived from dried berries, this spice adds heat and is often black.

black pepper

200

A breakfast favourite often served with milk.

Cereal

200

This never spoils due to its low moisture and acidity. 

Honey

200

This protein in wheat gives dough its elasticity.

Gluten

300

This Japanese dish includes raw fish over vinegared rice.

Sushi

300

A smoky red spice often used in Hungarian dishes.

Paprika

300

This dish combines eggs, cheese, and fillings folded together.

Omelette

300

This Southeast Asian fruit is banned in many hotels due to its strong odor, often compared to rotten onions or sewage.

Durian

300

This acid gives citrus fruits their sour taste.

Citric acid

400

A French dish of snails cooked in garlic butter.

Escargot
400

This spice, also called “laurel,” is often used in soups as a leaf.

Bay leaf

400

This breakfast cereal, introduced in 1894, was developed by John Harvey Kellogg as part of a health regimen.

Cornflakes

400

This fruit can float because it’s 25% air.

Apple

400

This molecule causes the spicy heat in chili peppers.

Capsaicin

500

This Spanish rice dish often includes seafood and saffron.

Paella

500

This expensive spice comes from crocus flowers.

Saffron

500

This Middle Eastern dish of poached eggs in spiced tomato sauce is often eaten for breakfast.

Shakshouka

500

This nut is toxic when raw due to the same compound found in poison ivy. 

Cashew nuts

500

This browning reaction occurs when proteins and sugars are heated.

Maillard reaction