Food & Drink 117921

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1. Q: What is the main ingredient of the French soup, “Bouillabaisse”?
   A: Fish. Fresh, local Mediterranean fish—such as rockfish, red mullet, and sea bass—anchor this traditional dish. To build the foundation, chefs simmer fish bones and vegetables into a rich broth, then infuse it with the bold flavours of saffron, garlic, and fennel.
2. Q: Which elongated suet crust dumpling features a savoury meat filling at one end and a sweet jam filling at the other?
   A: Bedfordshire Clanger. The word “clanger” relates to the dialect term “clung”, which Joseph Wright glossed as meaning “heavy” in relation to food.
3. Q: Which Asiatic spice is commonly used as a cheaper substitute for saffron?
   A: Turmeric, primarily due to its similar yellow-orange colour. While turmeric doesn’t have the same unique flavour as saffron, it can still add a vibrant hue to dishes.
4. Q: Which blue or white cheese, made from full cream milk, is produced in parts of Leicestershire around Melton Mowbray?
   A: Stilton. Nineteenth- and 20th-century texts suggest that producers crafted Stilton cheese outside the village; the cheese adopted the name of the town where merchants first sold it.
5. Q: Which alcoholic spirit sometimes has a worm in the bottle?
   A: Mezcal. Producers distil Mezcal from agave plants and sometimes include a larva in the bottle for production and marketing purposes.
6. Q: Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, and Marlborough are wine-producing districts in which country?
   A: New Zealand. These regions produce a diverse range of grape varieties and high-quality wines, which significantly bolsters New Zealand’s reputation in the international wine industry.
7. Q: What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange?
   A: Apple. This large, round fruit has dull yellow skin, often patterned with orange-red stripes or flushing. Its flesh provides a slightly nutty flavour and a distinctive crumbly texture.
8. Q: Which wine-making region of France produces Chablis?
   A: Burgundy. Chablis serves as Burgundy’s northernmost Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC). Although the region is part of Burgundy, Chablis sits farther north and near the borders of Champagne and the Loire Valley.
9. Q: The main ingredients of vichyssoise, a classic French soup, are potatoes and which other vegetable?
   A: Leeks – Cooks can also use onions instead of, or in addition to, leeks.
10. Q: What single malt Scotch whisky is distilled only on the Isle of Skye?
    A: Talisker. The Talisker distillery is located in Carbost on the shores of Loch Harport and has been producing whisky since 1830. This whisky has a distinctive maritime character, with prominent notes of peat, smoke, and salinity, balanced by subtle sweetness.