Caterer and Hotelkeeper – 18867

1. Potatoes are used as the spirit base and the next most popular flavouring is probably dill.

2. A threat of violence is unlikely, the answer is (c) - kidney punch is Cockney rhyming slang for lunch.

3. One of the main influences in Trinidad is Asian cooking. Stir-fried almond chicken, fish curries and the popular alu talkari - potato curry - are good examples.

4. This dish was named after a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, the Princess Alice of Athlone.

5. (b), with a mixture of tarragon vinegar, caster sugar and mustard. It is decorated with hard-boiled eggs.

6. (b). A banana flan should have slices of banana patterned over a layer of pastry cream or custard. It is then finished with a coating of apricot glaze.

7. (b). More than one million tons of tea are produced each year, the UK being one of the largest single markets.

8. The chef was adamant. He insisted he was not prepared to butcher a whole elephant for a single schnitzel.

9. (c). It contains 79 kilocalories per 100g and only 0.3% fat.

10. Made with minced beef, bread, milk and eggs. This is an American steak similar to the hamburger, which is cooked in the same manner.

11. Coffee served with a glass of grappa is a popular drink to start the day. Poured together and served in the same cup, it is known as caffä corretto.

12. First introduced into England in the 1920s, it is named after the oblong mould in which it is made - little case!

13. (c). Allow 15-20 minutes' cooking time and if the inner shells are tough, they should be removed.

14. Pommes berrichonne are turned and sautéd with onions and bacon. Cooking is then finished by adding stock.

15. The name of the soup provides the answer. Avgon, meaning egg; and lemonion, meaning lemon.