Culinary Quiz

1. In which country is it traditional to add peppercorns and salt to coffee?

2. In February 1989, "steamers" grabbed the headlines. Was this a reference to cooking, saunas or thieves?

3. What is the common use for the following ingredients: cornflour, egg yolks, blood, cassava and groundnuts?

4. If the Queen is attending a function, how are the seating arrangements changed?

5. What might be placed on a dish before an honoured guest in Oman and how should it be treated?

6. If a white wine sauce is to be glazed, how will it normally differ in content from that which is not being finished by this method?

7. Gardener's Delight, Sweet 100, Sun Gold, Tumbler and Phyra are all types of which cherry?

8. In Japanese cooking, a suribachi and surikogi are used regularly. What are they?

9. Almost all "sours" are made with fresh lemon juice. What is used in place of this in a Fireman's Sour?

10. Would it be correct to cook a Prairie Hen in the same way as a chicken?

11. What do a Fortune, Lord Lambourne, a Rome Beauty and a Northern Spy have in common?

12. Why are Kipferhn pastries a symbol of good luck?

13. Cheese is traditionally served after lunch or dinner in the UK. When is it normally served in the Middle East?

14. What type of drink would one associate with the Jamaican vocalist Errol Brown and Trinidad's Tony Wilson?

15. If a chef referred to "wood ears", would they be talking about a member of staff or a product?

lAnswers to the quiz are on page 86