Fresh Produce Picks
This fruit is also known as a “Chinese gooseberry”
What is a kiwi?
This yellow dairy product is often sold in sticks or tubs
What is butter?
This staple grain is used to make bread, pasta, and flour
What is wheat?
A baker’s dozen equals this many items
What is 13?
This purple vegetable is also called “aubergine” in Europe
What is eggplant?
This vegetable is known for making people cry when chopped
What is an onion?
This type of milk has had all the cream removed
What is skim milk?
This white crystalline substance is often called “table salt”
What is sodium chloride?
The average American eats this many pounds of bananas each year
What is about 27 pounds? (I will take anywhere from 24 lbs. to 30 lbs.)
This root vegetable can be used to make both sugar and biofuel
What is sugar beet?
This fruit is the main ingredient in guacamole
What is avocado?
This cheese is often sold in wheels and originates from Switzerland
What is Swiss cheese?
This sweetener comes from bees
What is honey?
Most grocery carts hold about this many gallons of food
What is 50 gallons?
This fruit looks like tiny bananas but is actually a berry used in cooking
What are plantains?
This fruit is the largest member of the citrus family
What is a pomelo?
This deli meat comes from a bird that is especially popular on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
This long-lasting product comes in cans and is made from tomatoes
What is tomato paste?
The average U.S. supermarket has around this many aisles
What is 10–12 aisles?
This vegetable has stalks that are edible but leaves that are poisonous
What is rhubarb?
This spiky fruit native to Southeast Asia is infamous for its strong odor but loved for its taste
What is durian?
This dairy product is produced by adding live bacterial cultures to milk
What is yogurt?
This legume can be found dried, canned, or split, and is the base of many soups and stews
What are lentils?
The barcode system used in grocery stores was first implemented in this year
What is 1974?
This fungus is the world’s most expensive food by weight, sometimes selling for thousands per pound
What is a truffle?