BREAD
OKTOBERFEST
200
Soda breads, like the one pictured, use this ingredient as a leavening agent instead of yeast.
What is sodium bicarbonate?
200
Oktoberfest is held annually and lasts 16 - 18 days, beginning in the middle of this month.
What is September?
400
Every year, Le Grand Prix de la Baguette chooses the country's best baguette from 200 competing bakers; the winning baker supplies this person with bread for the year.
Who is the president of France?
400
Lederhosen are commonly worn by men during Oktoberfest celebrations; this traditional female counterpart is worn by the women pictured.
What is a dirndl?
600
A Spanish omelette, or _____, shares a name with this unrelated Latin American bread.
What is a tortilla?
600
The 1516 Reinheitsgebot, or purity order, listed these three ingredients permitted to be used in the brewing of beer (at the time, yeast was not listed).
What are water, barley, and hops?
800
The intense heat at the surface of a loaf of bread creates its crust, which is hardened and browned through this chemical reaction.
What is the Maillard reaction?
800
The world's largest Oktoberfest is held in this city; legally, only Märzens and Festbiers brewed within the city limits can be sold there.
What is Munich?
1000
Kvass, a lightly alcoholic beverage popular in Eastern Europe, is traditionally fermented from a mash of this type of bread.
What is rye?