Geography and Agriculture
What staple crop grows best in South Asia's warm climate?
What is rice?
In India, what do they eat curries with for lunch?
What is naan/rice/roti?
In Indian dining etiquette, which hand should you eat with?
What is the right hand?
What Indian technique involves slow sautéing of onions, garlic, and spices to deepen flavor?
What is bhuna?
What country is the worlds largest rice exporter?
What is India?
Which fruit thrives in South Asia's tropical climate due to sunny days?
What is the mango?
What meal isn't often eaten in Bangladesh
What is breakfast?
What gesture should you use instead of verbally thanking the host after a meal in India?
What is a namaste?
What cooking method uses a sealed pot to slow cook meat in its own juices?
What is dum?
Name one of India’s top rice export destinations.
What is Saudi Arabia? (Also acceptable: Iran, Iraq, UAE, Benin)
Which South Asian country is ideal for fish farming
What is Bangladesh?
What meal is considered the heaviest of the day in both India and Pakistan?
In a traditional Indian meal, who is served food first?
Who is the honored guest?
What cylindrical clay oven gives food like naan and kebabs a smoky flavor?
What is a tandoor?
What group of food items, grown in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, are exported globally?
What are spices?
About what percentage of South Asia’s land is considered arable (good for farming)?
What is 39%?
What spicy veggie curry dish is served with buttered bread as a popular dinner or street food in Mumbai?
What is Pav Bhaji?
Where should the host sit during a formal Indian meal?
What is at the head of the table?
What Pakistani technique involves heating ghee with whole spices to flavor a dish?
What is tadka (tempering)?
What city is considered India’s street food capital and a top food tourism destination?
What is Mumbai?
In Bangladesh, there is 1 hectare of water for how many people?
In Bangladesh, what is made with leftover rice from dinner?
What is panta?
After the honored guest, who is typically served next at an Indian dining table?
Who is the oldest man?
What gentle cooking technique in Bangladesh is used to retain natural flavors in fish and vegetables?
What is steaming?
What spicy fried potato patty in a bun is Mumbai's most famous street food?
What is Vada Pav?