Famous Chefs/Food Personalities
Culinary Terms/Technique Name
World Cuisines
Food Idiom/Sayings
Random Stuff
100

"IT'S F*CKING RAW!"

Who is Gordon Ramsay?

100

Cutting food into long, thin strips, often used for vegetables like carrots or zucchini.

What is Julienne?

100

A tea drink accompanied by chewy tapioca balls

Bubble Tea

100

To summarize

In A Nutshell?

100

Who's that Pokémon?

It's Pikachu!

200

"Hiyaaaaaaa!!!"

Who is Uncle Roger?

200

Cooking food in a vacuum-sealed bag at precise temperatures in a water bath.

What is Sous Vide?

200

Soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat, sometimes chicken

What is Pho?

200

To make things more exciting

Spice things up

200

Former controversial statue in Gastown.

What is Statue of John Deighton, "Gassy Jack"

300

Served 5 months in prison for insider trading.

Martha Stewart

300

Cooking slowly in grease or oil over a long period as a method of preservation.

What is Confit?

300

Hot and sour soup that normally includes shrimp.

What is Tom Yum Goong?

300

When one tells an especially juicy bit of gossip

Spill the Tea

300

Narrowest commercial building in the world, with a depth of 6 feet.

What is Jack Chow Insurance Building?

400

"Hey Dad, can you make this gourmet?"

Susur Lee

400

French term used to describe a mixture of flour and fat cooked together and used to thicken sauces and soups

What is Roux?

400

Made with layers of phyllo dough, nuts, and honey syrup.

Baklava

400

The tendency of children to inherit characteristics from their parents/guardians.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

400

Famous education institution designed by renown UBC architecture professor, Arthur Erickson.

What is Simon Fraser University?

500

Dinner with Barack Obama in Hanoi, Parts Unknown.

Anthony Bourdain

500

Recipe base made from diced vegetables that are cooked slowly.

What is Mirepoix?

500

Dish consisting of paneer in a thick paste made from puréed spinach.

What is Palak Paneer?

500

To describe someone who is not very young

No Spring Chicken

500

Accidentally revealed an answer at the last icebreaker jeopardy.

Who is Angus Kwan?