Food & Drink 115964

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1   What is a zucchini?
A   courgette or baby marrow – the zucchini was bred in Milan in the late 19th century

2   Cider is made from which fruit?
A   The apple (pear cider is properly called Perry)

3   To the nearest 20, how many calories in a pint of bitter?
A   180. Mild bitter – 142 calories, Pale ale – 182 calories, Brown ale – 160 calories, Stout – 210 calories, Lager – ordinary strength – 170 calories, Lager – premium – 338 calories, Dry cider – 190 calories, Sweet cider – 220 calories, Vintage sweet cider – 580 calories

4   Which type of meat is correctly used to make Wiener schnitzel?
A   Veal – veal slices, butterfly cut, about 4 mm (3⁄16 in) in thickness and lightly pounded flat

5   Which fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry?
A   The Kiwi fruit – The prominent produce company Turners and Growers announced that it would from now on export Chinese gooseberries as ‘kiwifruit’. Introduced to this country in 1904, kiwifruit are now cultivated worldwide, with New Zealand-grown fruit marketed as ‘Zespri’

6   What is the main ingredient of sauce Lyonnaise?
A   Onions

7   What kind of fruit is a pearmain?
A   Apple (a pear-shaped dessert apple of a variety with firm white flesh)

8   Which acid gives vinegar it’s characteristic taste & smell?
A   Acetic Acid

9   A ‘spurtle’ is the implement used to stir what during cooking?
A   Porridge (it’s a stick used to stir porridge)

10   What name is given to a cockerel that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food?
A   Capon