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1 What would you be eating if you ordered ‘Pamplemousse’ as a starter in a French restaurant?
A Grapefruit
2 What staple of the North African diet is a dish of steamed granules of ground durum wheat?
A Couscous – granules of rolled semolina (made from durum wheat).
3 What ingredient gives green pasta its colour?
A Spinach
4 Which Mediterranean island produces Marsala wine?
A Sicily
5 Which popular beverage is also the German word for ‘storage’?
A Lager
6 What is the name for a savoury jelly made with meat stock, used as a mould for meat, seafood, or eggs?
A Aspic
7 Which dessert consists of a meringue cake with a crisp crust topped with whipped cream and fruit?
A Pavlova
8 Which alcoholic beverage gets its name from the Dutch for “burnt wine”?
A Brandy (Dutch: brandewijn)
9 Which French dish consists of tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines, bell peppers, onion, garlic, and herbs?
A Ratatouille
10 What culinary term describes glands such as the thymus, pancreas, salivary glands, and testicles when used as food?
A Sweetbread