Middle Eastern Cuisine
North American Cuisine
South Asian Cuisine
Latin American Cuisine
European Cuisine
100
What does Kosher (כשר) mean in Hebrew?
What is pure?
100
How many herbs and spices are claimed to be in Kentucky Fried Chicken?
What are 11 herbs and spices?
100
What is the name of a fertilized bird egg that is boiled and eaten from its shell?
What is Balut?
It is commonly sold as street food in South China and Southeast Asian countries.
100
On what continent did the Pineapple originate?
What is South America?
The pineapple is indigenous to South America and is said to have originated between Southern Brazil and Paraguay.
100
What is the English translation for Tiramisu?
What is "pick me up"?
200
Challah Bread is associated with which religion?
What is Judaism?
Challah bread is often eaten on ceremonious Jewish occasions.
200
What does the Scoville Scale Measure?
What is Spiciness?
The hotness Scoville specimens score above 1.5MM units and include law enforcement grade pepper spray and the Carolina Reaper hot pepper.
200
Ghee is common ingredient in Indian cooking. What is Ghee?
What is clarified butter?
200
This hand made food are so beloved by the people of El Salvador that they honored it with a national holiday on each second Sunday in November.
What are Pupusa?
Pupusas were first created by the Pipil tribes in El Salvador.
200
What type of food is Cambozola?
What is cheese?
Cambozola is a cows milk cheese. The cheese was invented around 1900 and is still produced for the world market by the German company Champignon.
300
What is the main ingredient in Baba Ghanoush?
What is eggplant?
Baba Ghanoush is typically made up of eggplant mixed with tahini, olive oil, seasonings, and is often eaten as a dip.
300
In which decade was McDonald's founded?
What is in the 1940s?
McDonald's was founded in 1940 by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald. Today McDonald's operates in more then 100 countries.
300
Shitake is a type of what food?
What is a Mushroom?
Shitake is a mushroom which is edible and native to East Asia. it is very popular amongst Asian countries and is used in traditional medicine.
300
This combination of grains and legumes are considered an indisputable staple of Brazilian cuisine.
What are rice and beans?
Black beans are eaten with rice all over Brazil and some consider a meal without the combination 'incomplete'.
300
In what country did the rice dish "Paella" originated?
What is Spain?
While Paella has an ancient history, dating back to the 10th Century, its modern form originated on the east coast of Spain.
400
Hummus comes from the Middle East and was invented around the 13th century. What is the main ingredient in Hummus?
What are chick peas?
400
Which US President served hot dogs to the Queen of England?
Who is President Roosevelt?
Franklin D Roosevelt served hot dogs to the Queen of England at a state dinner on June 11th, 1939. The Queen had no idea how to eat a hot dog at the time.
400
This leavened, oven-baked or tawa-fried flatbread is traditionally served alongside many Indian dishes.
What is Naan?
400
What type of food is Picanha?
What is a meat?
The cut often named top sirloin cap, rump cover, or rump cap outside Brazil.
400
What Italian dish translates to ''trouser'' in its native language?
What is a calzone?
A calzone is an oven-baked folded pizza, which originated in Naples Italy. Calzone translates to "stocking'' or "trouser" in Italian.
500
What spice is the most expensive in the world?
What is Saffron?
A kilogram (2.2 pounds) requires the stigmas of about 150,000 flowers and can sell for $3,000-$4,000 USD.
500
What kind of fish is a 'Kipper'?
What is a Herring?
A Kipper is a whole Herring. It is Often eaten for breakfast in some areas of North America, UK, Japan, and the Isle of Man.
500
This seed is toasted and ground, then its oil used as a condiment for dishes including Mapo Tofu and Japchae.
What are sesame seeds?
500
If I invite you to have a MATE (pronounced "mah-tay") with me, what would we be doing together?
What is drinking some tea?
Mate (or chimarrão, or cimarrón) is an tea infusion made by adding near-boiling water to the dried, crushed leaves of the yerba mate plant.
500
What type of dish are Rice Bubbles?
What is a breakfast cereal?
Rice Bubbles (also know as Rice Krispies outside of Australia and New Zealand) is a breakfast cereal.