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World Cuisines and Foods

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World Cuisine and Food questions test your familiarity with international dishes, traditional recipes, and culinary terms. Topics include French pastries, Japanese broths, and Italian pasta varieties. A good grasp of global culinary facts aids the general awareness section.

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World Cuisines and Foods Questions

Multiple choice

What is a typical Japanese Christmas cake made of?

  1. Sponge cake, whipped cream and strawberries

  2. Fruit cake

  3. Chocolate cake

  4. Japanese tofu cake
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The standard Japanese Christmas cake is a light sponge cake decorated with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. This style is iconic in Japanese Christmas culture.

Multiple choice

Does Christmas lunch in Japan include turkey?

  1. Yes because Japanese people love eating turkey

  2. Yes because it's part of the Christmas tradition

  3. No because Japanese kitchens don't have ovens big enough

  4. No because Japanese people only eat fish and rice
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Turkey is not a traditional part of the Japanese Christmas meal, largely because many Japanese homes lack the large ovens required to roast a whole turkey.

Multiple choice

Who is the PERSON memorized for Dragon Festival?

  1. Quyuan

  2. Chang'e

  3. Li Bai

  4. Qin Emperor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Dragon Boat Festival is traditionally held in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. The other figures are associated with different myths or historical periods.

Multiple choice

A popular dessert of a Thanksgiving meal is...

  1. a blueberry pie.

  2. a lemon pie.

  3. an apple pie.

  4. a pumpkin pie.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pumpkin pie is the most traditional and iconic dessert served during an American Thanksgiving dinner. Other pies like apple are common, but pumpkin is the most synonymous with the holiday.

Multiple choice

The most important part of a Thanksgiving dinner is...

  1. a chicken.

  2. a turkey.

  3. a ham.

  4. a lamb.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Roast turkey is the centerpiece of the traditional Thanksgiving meal in the United States. It is so central to the holiday that Thanksgiving is sometimes colloquially referred to as Turkey Day.

Multiple choice biology the age of adolescence maintaining the reproductive health reaching the age of adolescence adolescence

Which of the following constitutes the right meal for adolescents?

  1. Chips, noodles and coke

  2. Chapatti, dal and vegetables

  3. Rice, noodles and burger

  4. Vegetable cutlets, chips and lemon drink
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A small, 6-inch chapati contains 71 calories, 3 grams of protein, 0.4 gram of fat and 15 grams of carbohydrates, including 2 grams of fiber. The chapati is lower in calories and provides more protein and fiber. For most vegetarians, dal is one of the main protein sources. Legumes have protein, and they tend to be good sources of several minerals like potassium and magnesium. Pulses (which most dals are made up off) normally have higher protein content. They contain 18 to 22% gms of protein while the remaining percentage is of carbohydrates. Vegetables are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, dietary fiber, folate (folic acid), vitamin A, and vitamin C. 

Multiple choice geography life in tropical and subtropical regions drainage system in brazil human environment interactions - the tropical and the subtropical region study of continents - south america life in the ganga - brahmaputra basin

What is the staple food of the people of Amazon basin?

  1. Rice

  2. Wheat

  3. Cassava

  4. Sorghum
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cassava is the staple food of the people of Amazon basin. It is actually a starchy root plant. They cook it in different ways like boiled or fried and also make flour from this after drying it.

Multiple choice evs science of kitchen sense of touch, smell and taste types of taste components and importance of food

Which of the following is not a type of taste?

  1. Sour

  2. Bitter

  3. Umami

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Specific chemicals in solution pass into the taste bud through the taste pore to come in contact with the protein receptor sites on the microvilli of the gustatory receptor cells. The latter set up nerve impulses in the sensory nerve fibres. The nerve fibres transmit the impulses to the taste centre in the brain where the sensation of taste arises. The facial nerve serves the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, the glossopharyngeal nerve serves the posterior one-third of the tongue. 
A. Sour is found on the sides of the tongue.
B. Bitter is found on the base of the tongue.
C. Umami or savory found on all region of the tongue.
So, the correct answer is 'None of the above'.
Multiple choice evs science of kitchen sense of touch, smell and taste types of taste components and importance of food

How does garlic taste?

  1. Sweet

  2. Sour

  3. Bitter with a pungent smell

  4. Salty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
A. Sweet occupies tip of the tongue and detects sugars like jaggery.
B. Sour occupies the sides of the tongue and detects acidity like in lemon, orange, grape.
C. Bitter occupies the base of the tongue and detects unpleasantness like in caffeine, nicotine, bitter gourd. Garlic taste bitter with a pungent smell from mouth.
D. Salty occupies tips and sides of the tongue and detects sodium chloride. 
So, the correct answer is 'Bitter with pungent smell'.
Multiple choice geography tourism europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe tour and travel management

Which of the following are the local cuisines of Switzerland?

  1. Raclette

  2. Fondue

  3. Rosti

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
There are many regional dishes in Switzerland. One example is Zürcher Geschnetzeltes, thin strips of veal with mushrooms in a cream sauce served with Rösti. Italian cuisine is popular in contemporary Switzerland, particularly pasta and pizza. Foods often associated with Switzerland include particular types of cheese and milk chocolate. Swiss cheeses, in particular Emmental cheese, Gruyère, Vacherin, and Appenzeller, are famous Swiss products. The most popular cheese dishes are fondue and raclette. Both these dishes were originally regional dishes, but were popularized by the Swiss Cheese Union to boost sales of cheese.

Rösti is a popular potato dish that is eaten all over Switzerland. It was originally a breakfast food, but this has been replaced by the muesli, which is commonly eaten for breakfast and in Switzerland goes by the name of "Birchermüesli" ("Birchermiesli" in some regions). For breakfast and dinner many Swiss enjoy sliced bread with butter and jam. There is a wide variety of bread rolls available in Switzerland. Bread and cheese is a popular dish for dinner.

Tarts and quiches are also traditional Swiss dishes. Tarts in particular are made with all sorts of toppings, from sweet apple to onion.

In the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, the Ticino area, one will find a type of restaurant unique to the region. The Grotto is a rustic eatery, offering traditional food ranging from pasta to homemade meat specialties. Popular dishes are Luganighe and Luganighetta, a type of artisan sausages. Authentic grottoes are old wine caves re-functioned into restaurants. Due to their nature they are mostly found in or around forests and built against a rocky background. Typically, the facade is built from granite blocks and the outside tables and benches are made of the same stone as well. Grottoes are popular with locals and tourists alike, especially during the hot summer months.