🍽️ Food & Drink Trivia
Quiz Set 7 — Ingredients
Answer all 10 questions. Click an option to see if you got it right!
Question 1 of 10
What is the name for the French technique of cooking in a vacuum-sealed bag in water?
Sous vide ('under vacuum') cooks food sealed in bags in precisely temperature-controlled water.
Question 2 of 10
What country is responsible for creating ramen?
Ramen as we know it was developed in Japan, though it originated from Chinese wheat noodles.
Question 3 of 10
What is the main ingredient in a traditional hollandaise sauce?
Hollandaise sauce is an emulsion of egg yolk and clarified butter with lemon juice.
Question 4 of 10
What is the term for cooking food quickly in a small amount of fat?
Sautéing (from French 'sauter', to jump) cooks food rapidly in a pan with minimal fat.
Question 5 of 10
What country invented beer?
The oldest beer recipes are from ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), dating back 4,000+ years.
Question 6 of 10
What is the name for a thin slice of veal often used in Italian cuisine?
Scaloppini (scallopine) are thin, thinly pounded slices of veal or other meat.
Question 7 of 10
What is the name for Spanish cured ham?
Jamón ibérico and Jamón serrano are the two main types of Spanish dry-cured ham.
Question 8 of 10
What gives sourdough bread its sour taste?
Wild yeast and lactobacillus bacteria produce lactic and acetic acids during sourdough fermentation.
Question 9 of 10
What is molecular gastronomy?
Molecular gastronomy applies scientific techniques and principles to culinary preparation.
Question 10 of 10
What country is known for inventing fish sauce?
Fish sauce has ancient roots throughout Southeast Asia, with Vietnam's nước mắm among the most famous.
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