Quiz

1. Pigs in a blanket are, in Midwest USA, similar to a hot dog - a sausage in a roll. What does this name indicate in other areas of the USA?

2. A murder weekend is a popular marketing theme. What is the name of the manager of the Beaumont, "New York's finest luxury hotel"?

3. When the garnish Créole is specified, what type of fruit is served with venison?

5. What are the following products and from which country do they originate: cabrales, villalon and tetilla?

6. When boiling sugar to a high temperature, glucose may be added as a preventive measure. Why, and what other ingredient would have a similar effect?

7. Who, it was said in 1947, were able to eat garbage, "provided you sprinkle it with ketchup, mustard, chilli, tabasco or other condiments…"?

8. In which country does the same word mean both food and rice?

9. 12oz is often specified as 300g. This is an approximate equivalent. What is it exactly?

10. Which type of gas is produced by all types of raising agent?

11. Where and when would you most likely find "oven spring"?

12. Oven temperatures are normally marked inºF, ºC or with a regulo number. To cook in a moderate oven, 300/400ºF is suggested. What is the equivalent in degrees centigrade?

13. When sending an invitation to a married couple, to whom should it be addressed?

14. What type of drink is Lakka and from which country does it originate?

15. The following phrases can all be replaced by one word: (a) to cook quickly in a pan, (b) to toss in fat and (c) a brown stew of a particular type. What is the word?

l Answers to the quiz are on page 66.