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1 Which Italian city gave its name to a type of cheese and a type of ham?
A Parma. Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (also produced in Reggio Emilia) and Prosciutto di Parma (“Parma ham”), both given Protected designation of origin status.
2 What type of soup was traditionally made from the saliva of a swiftlet?
A Birds Nest Soup. The edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus), also known as the white-nest swiftlet, is a small bird of the swift family which is found in Southeast Asia. Its opaque and whitish bird nest is made exclusively of solidified saliva and is the main ingredient of bird’s nest soup, a delicacy of Chinese cuisine.
3 What is the name of the Cantonese dish of barbecued pork, usually coated beforehand with a seasoning of honey, spices and soy sauce?
A Char Siu
4 Which commonly eaten vegetable has the Latin name ‘solanum tuberosum’?
A Potato
5 What type of food is a Bedfordshire clanger?
A It is an elongated suet crust dumpling with a savoury filling at one end and a sweet filling at the other. It is sometimes described as a suet pudding, long pie, or even pasty.
6 Cambridge Favourite and Cambridge Vigour are types of what?
A Strawberries
7 What is the outer layer of a Baked Alaska made from?
A Meringue – toasted meringue.
8 What is a champignon?
A Mushroom – “Champignons de Paris” are button mushrooms.
9 From what continent did the tomato originate?
A South America, thought to have come from the Andes Mountains of Peru and Ecuador.
10 What ingredient has been described as the diamond of cookery, black queen, fragrant nugget, black pearl?
A The truffle