FOOD IDIOMS
If someone is cal, you'd say that this person is as cool as ...
a) a cucumber
b) ice cream
c) a watermelon
a) a cucumber
What the of cooking is the unhealthiest?
a) roasting
b) baking
c) deep frying
c) deep frying (because a lot of oil or fat must be used to prepare food in this way)
What do the Italians traditionally put on a pizza Margherita?
a) ketchup and cheese
b) tomato, cheese and basil
c) tomato, cheese and pineapple
Which is true:
a) The colour of orange was named after the fruit
b) The fruit orange was named after its colour
The colour orange was named after the fruit
This food group has bread, rice, and pasta products and provides your body with energy. What is it called?
GRAINS food group
Your friend is comparing two things that are very different. You say: You can't compare ...
a) tomatoes and potatoes
b) beans and peas
c)apples and oranges
c) apples and oranges
How many teaspoons of sugar does a can of Coke contain?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 10
In which country would you expect to be served tzatziki?
a) Greece
b) Turkey
c) Italy
a) Greece (yoghurt, cucumber, garlic and olive oil)
Which of these ingredients do you NOT need to make buffalo wings:
a) chicken
b) butters
c) pepper
d) buffalo meat
d) buffalo meat (Buffalo wings are actually deep fried chicken wings)
Which of these is NOT in the protein food group:
a) pork
b) salmon
c) potato
d) beans
c) potato - it belongs to the vegetable food group
How would you describe someone who likes eating sweets?
a) He has a sweet tooth
b) He has a sweet tongue
c0 He has a sweet mouth
a) He has a sweet tooth
Rank the following types of fruit and vegetables 1-5 in order of vitamin C content, 1 being the one with the highest content of vitamin C, 5 the lowest.
a) strawberry
b) orange
c) red peppers
d) broccoli
e) banana
1 red pepper (100 g - 140 mg of vitamin C)
2 broccoli (89mg)
3 strawberry (80mg)
4 orange (50mg)
5 banana (8.7mg)
True or false?
In China, if you want to show that you liked your meal, you have to eat everything on your plate.
FALSE
In China, finishing everything on your plate is considered rude, as your host may think you didn't get enough food and you are still hungry.
Which of these is both a bird and a type of fruit?
a) pomegranate
b) kiwi
c) fig
b) kiwi (a bird that lives in New Zealand)
If this is your lunch, which food groups did you eat?
A chicken sandwich on wholegrain bread with a banana and a glass of milk.
This new video game is great. It's selling like...
a) hot dogs
b) hot chocolate
c) hot cakes
c) hot cakes
Place the following menu items in order of calorie content, from the item which has the lowest calorie content to the one which has the highest calorie content:
a) Side salad with Caesar dressing
b) Chocolate shake
c) Medium French fres
d) Cheeseburger
e) Mango Pineapple smoothie without yoghurt
1 Mango pineapple smoothie (150)
2 Cheeseburger (300)
3 Medium French fries (360)
4 side salad with Caesar dressing (380)
5 Chocolate shake (560)
Match the dishes to the countries: Russia, China, Italy, Scotland, Greece, Mexico
risotto
moussaka
enchilada
dim sum
borscht
haggis
risotto - Italy
moussaka - Greece
enchilada - Mexico
dim sum - China
borscht - Russia
haggis - Scotland
For special occasions, the Bedouin tribes of Africa stuff a fish with eggs and put it inside a chicken. The chickens put inside a sheep, and the sheep is put inside _____ and roasted.
a) a cow
b) a camel
c) an elephant
b) a camel
Which of the following is NOT a vegetable?
a) Brussel sprout
b) courgette
c) kale
d) leek
b) courgette (although courgette is treated as a vegetable and used for preparing savoury dishes, botanically it is actually a fruit)