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Food Safety
Fun Food Trivia
Name That Tool
International Dishes
100

This is the process of bringing water to a high temperature for cooking

What is boiling? 

100

True or false: You should hold a knife so the blade faces away from you

What is true? 

100

This is the only food that can never go bad

What is honey? 

100
This mixing tool adds air to a mixture

What is a whisk? 

100

Ratatouille, a dish of stewed vegetables, is from this country 

What is France? 

200
The process of mixing food to add air and increase volume, often with whipping cream or sauces 

What is whisking? 

200

This is the best way to make sure fruits and vegetables are safe to eat

What is washing under running water? 

200

This is the hottest variety of peppers in the world. They are 100 times hotter than jalapenos 

What is the Carolina Reaper Pepper? 

200

This tool removes the skin from fruits or vegetables

What is a peeler? 

200

Elote, also called street corn, is a very popular dish in this country

What is Mexico? 

300

This is the process of soaking foods (often meat) in seasoning for hours or days before cooking 

What is marinating? 

300

This is the average temperature of most refrigerators 

What is 40 degrees F? 

300

These are the two most popular spices in the world 

What are pepper and mustard? (Remember, salt is a mineral, not a spice!) 
300

This tool is used to flatten dough 

What is a rolling pin? 

300
Takoyaki, or small balls made of batter and octopus, is a dish from this country

What is Japan? 

400

The process of cooking food quickly over high heat in a pan

What is sauteing

400

Example: cutting raw meat on a cutting board and then cutting carrots 

What is cross-contamination? 

400

If you have mageirocophobia, you are afraid of this

What is cooking? 

400

This small appliance uses rotating blades to mix or chop

What is a blender? 

400

Samosas, pockets of fried dough with potato, onion and spices, are from this country

What is India? 

500

This process of cooking involves adding alcohol to a hot pan to create a big burst of flames

What is flambe? 

500

If this is present in your food, you could get really sick

What is bacteria? 

500

This food holds the world record for being stolen the most

What is cheese? (As much as 90.6 million tons each year!)

500

This tool allows you to pick up hot food or raw food without touching it

What are tongs? 

500

Almost every culture in the world has some variety of this dish, which is often a savory mixture wrapped in dough

What is a dumpling?