[guide.chat] Food Trivia Quiz

  • From: "clare moulds" <clare@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Guide Chat" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:11:27 +0100

This food quiz was sent to me and thought it may interest you as it did me and 
you will find it fun as I did. I learnt a lot for sure.

1) A thistlelike Eurasian plant (Carthamus tinctorius) of the daisy 
  family,
  having heads of red or orange flowers that are the source of a red dye. 
  The
  seeds, which look like small pine nuts, contain an oil used in foods
  (especially margarine), cosmetics, paints, and medicine. The flower petals
  are sometimes used as a substitute for saffron.
  Name this plant.
 
  2) This fruit is a hybrid of tangerine and the Seville or bitter orange
  developed in 1902 near Oran, Algeria by Father Clement Rodier, a French
  missionary. They are easy to peel, have only occasional seeds, and have a
  very pleasant tangy, sweet flavor. They have been called 'zipper oranges'
  and 'kid-glove oranges' because they are so easy to peel (a lady could 
  peel
  one wearing kid gloves).
  Name this fruit.
 
  3) Touted as a new 'super-grain' it really is a very old crop, being 
  native
  to the Andes and used by the Incas (who called it the 'mother grain'). It
  really is a super-grain, containing all essential amino acids (other 
  grains
  lack at least one amino acid), as much protein as meat, and many other
  essential nutrients. It is prepared like rice.
  What is the name of this grain?
 
  4) An aromatic herb, a member of the parsley or carrot family, and
  indigenous to the regions around the Black and Caspian Seas. It is an
  essential ingredient of fines herbes, widely used in French cuisine. Some
  varieties also have edible roots which are like small turnips, and were
  enjoyed by the early Greeks and Romans, and in England during the 14th to
  17th centuries.
  Name this herb.
 
  5) When first introduced to England around 1654, they were considered full
  of dangerous chemicals and fit only for use by experienced pharmacies.
  British authorities eventually declared them safe with the addition of one
  particular substance. The power of the John Company, the largest, most
  powerful monopoly to ever exist in the world (except for Microsoft of
  course) was based on the importation of them. They have caused many
  international conflicts, and helped establish the reputation of the Yankee
  Clipper ships. It is said that the origin of the custom of tipping was
  related to them. Pidgin English developed as a method to facilitate the
  trading of them. Richard Blechynden of England and Thomas Sullivan of New
  York helped to popularize them in the U.S. in the early 20th century. They
  also played a major role in the development of the supermarket. They are
  sold at auctions around the world.
  What are they?
 
  6) Where would you go to fish for English sole?
 
  7) What single celled fungus is used in cooking?
 
  8) Who was Murat Bernard 'Chic' Young, and what is his connection to the
  Hawaiian Islands, a British politician, gambling, newspapers and a classic
  American food?
 
  9) Bone and stuff a pig's leg with minced pork, herbs, truffles, and 
  bacon.
  Cure it and smoke it; then soak it in water for 10 hours, simmer it in 
  water
  and vinegar for several hours, and serve with lentils.
  Name this dish and the country of origin.
 
  10) The oil from what edible nut is used in insecticides, brake linings,
  rubber and plastic manufacturing?
 
  Answers
 
  1) Safflower.
 
  2) Clementine.
 
  3) Quinoa (pronounced 'keen-wah').
 
  4) Chervil.
 
  5) Tea leaves.
 
  6) English sole is not found in England. English sole is a small Pacific
  flounder also known as Lemon sole and California Dover sole.
 
  7) Yeast, used in baking and brewing, is a single celled fungus.
 
  8) Captain Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, named them the Sandwich
  Islands, for British politician, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who
  invented sandwiches as a quick meal while he gambled at cards. 'Chic' 
  Young
  was the cartoonist who created the comic strip 'Blondie'. Blondie's 
  husband
  Dagwood created the 'Dagwood Sandwich.'
 
  9) Zampone, a specialty of Modena, Italy.
 
  10) Oil from cashew nut shells. The milky sap from the tree is also used 
  to
  make a varnish.

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