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Food Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 11 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. What is the principal base ingredient in Falafel?

    Answer: chickpeas or fava beans

    Falafel is built primarily around chickpeas or fava beans.

  2. Which cuisine or food tradition is Hummus most closely associated with?

    Answer: Levantine

    Hummus is most closely associated with the Levantine tradition.

  3. Which preparation method best describes Caramel?

    Answer: heating sugar until it browns and develops new flavors

    Caramel is prepared by heating sugar until it browns and develops new flavors.

  4. Which cuisine or food tradition is Tabbouleh most closely associated with?

    Answer: Levantine

    Tabbouleh is most closely associated with the Levantine tradition.

  5. What is the principal base ingredient in Sourdough bread?

    Answer: flour and water starter

    Sourdough bread is built primarily around flour and water starter.

Daily round

  1. Which preparation method best describes Kimchi?

    Answer: seasoning and fermenting vegetables

    Kimchi is prepared by seasoning and fermenting vegetables.

  2. What is the principal base ingredient in Risotto?

    Answer: short-grain rice

    Risotto is built primarily around short-grain rice.

  3. Which cuisine or food tradition is Sorbet most closely associated with?

    Answer: global frozen dessert

    Sorbet is most closely associated with the global frozen dessert tradition.

  4. Which cuisine or food tradition is Ghee most closely associated with?

    Answer: South Asian

    Ghee is most closely associated with the South Asian tradition.

  5. Which cuisine or food tradition is Molasses most closely associated with?

    Answer: sugar refining

    Molasses is most closely associated with the sugar refining tradition.

Daily round

  1. What is the principal base ingredient in Ratatouille?

    Answer: mixed summer vegetables

    Ratatouille is built primarily around mixed summer vegetables.

  2. What is the principal base ingredient in Custard?

    Answer: eggs and milk or cream

    Custard is built primarily around eggs and milk or cream.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Meringue?

    Answer: egg whites and sugar

    Meringue is built primarily around egg whites and sugar.

  4. What is the principal base ingredient in Caramel?

    Answer: sugar

    Caramel is built primarily around sugar.

  5. Which preparation method best describes Pho?

    Answer: serving noodles in an aromatic broth

    Pho is prepared by serving noodles in an aromatic broth.

Daily round

  1. Which cuisine or food tradition is Sauerkraut most closely associated with?

    Answer: Central European

    Sauerkraut is most closely associated with the Central European tradition.

  2. What is the principal base ingredient in Sorbet?

    Answer: fruit, sugar, and water

    Sorbet is built primarily around fruit, sugar, and water.

  3. Which cuisine or food tradition is Gnocchi most closely associated with?

    Answer: Italian

    Gnocchi is most closely associated with the Italian tradition.

  4. Which preparation method best describes Tempeh?

    Answer: fermenting whole cooked soybeans into a firm cake

    Tempeh is prepared by fermenting whole cooked soybeans into a firm cake.

  5. What is the principal base ingredient in Tabbouleh?

    Answer: parsley

    Tabbouleh is built primarily around parsley.

Daily round

  1. Which preparation method best describes Matcha?

    Answer: grinding processed tea leaves into a fine powder

    Matcha is prepared by grinding processed tea leaves into a fine powder.

  2. What is the principal base ingredient in Couscous?

    Answer: durum wheat semolina

    Couscous is built primarily around durum wheat semolina.

  3. Which cuisine or food tradition is Corn tortilla most closely associated with?

    Answer: Mexican

    Corn tortilla is most closely associated with the Mexican tradition.

  4. What is the principal base ingredient in Dashi?

    Answer: kombu and dried bonito

    Dashi is built primarily around kombu and dried bonito.

  5. What is the principal base ingredient in Corn tortilla?

    Answer: nixtamalized corn masa

    Corn tortilla is built primarily around nixtamalized corn masa.

Daily round

  1. What is the principal base ingredient in Miso?

    Answer: soybeans and koji

    Miso is built primarily around soybeans and koji.

  2. Which preparation method best describes Pesto Genovese?

    Answer: pounding or blending basil with nuts, cheese, garlic, and olive oil

    Pesto Genovese is prepared by pounding or blending basil with nuts, cheese, garlic, and olive oil.

  3. Which preparation method best describes Molasses?

    Answer: retaining the thick syrup left during sugar crystallization

    Molasses is prepared by retaining the thick syrup left during sugar crystallization.

  4. What is the principal base ingredient in Matcha?

    Answer: shade-grown green tea leaves

    Matcha is built primarily around shade-grown green tea leaves.

  5. Which preparation method best describes Focaccia?

    Answer: baking an olive-oil-rich flatbread

    Focaccia is prepared by baking an olive-oil-rich flatbread.

Daily round

  1. Which preparation method best describes Falafel?

    Answer: grinding legumes with herbs before frying

    Falafel is prepared by grinding legumes with herbs before frying.

  2. Which preparation method best describes Corn tortilla?

    Answer: pressing masa into thin rounds and cooking on a hot surface

    Corn tortilla is prepared by pressing masa into thin rounds and cooking on a hot surface.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Molasses?

    Answer: sugarcane or sugar beet juice

    Molasses is built primarily around sugarcane or sugar beet juice.

  4. What is the principal base ingredient in Sushi?

    Answer: vinegared rice

    Sushi is built primarily around vinegared rice.

  5. Which cuisine or food tradition is Kimchi most closely associated with?

    Answer: Korean

    Kimchi is most closely associated with the Korean tradition.