Seven days of questions and answers

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 8 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

Play today's quiz

Daily round

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

    Answer: Middle Eastern

    Falafel is most closely associated with the Middle Eastern tradition.

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

    Answer: Japanese tea culture

    Matcha is most closely associated with the Japanese tea culture tradition.

  3. Which preparation method best describes Risotto?

    Answer: gradually adding warm liquid while stirring

    Risotto is prepared by gradually adding warm liquid while stirring.

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

    Answer: Spanish Andalusian

    Gazpacho is most closely associated with the Spanish Andalusian tradition.

  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 Pho?

    Answer: rice noodles

    Pho is built primarily around rice noodles.

  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. Which preparation method best describes Ghee?

    Answer: clarifying butter to remove water and milk solids

    Ghee is prepared by clarifying butter to remove water and milk solids.

  5. What is the principal base ingredient in Sorbet?

    Answer: fruit, sugar, and water

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

Daily round

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

    Answer: French

    Béchamel is most closely associated with the French tradition.

  2. Which preparation method best describes Sorbet?

    Answer: freezing a dairy-free fruit mixture while churning

    Sorbet is prepared by freezing a dairy-free fruit mixture while churning.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Sushi?

    Answer: vinegared rice

    Sushi is built primarily around vinegared rice.

  4. Which preparation method best describes Couscous?

    Answer: rolling semolina into tiny granules and steaming them

    Couscous is prepared by rolling semolina into tiny granules and steaming them.

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

    Answer: Indonesian

    Tempeh is most closely associated with the Indonesian tradition.

Daily round

  1. Which preparation method best describes Hummus?

    Answer: blending cooked chickpeas with tahini and seasonings

    Hummus is prepared by blending cooked chickpeas with tahini and seasonings.

  2. Which cuisine or food tradition is Dulce de leche most closely associated with?

    Answer: Latin American

    Dulce de leche is most closely associated with the Latin American tradition.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Brioche?

    Answer: flour, butter, and eggs

    Brioche is built primarily around flour, butter, and eggs.

  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 Paella most closely associated with?

    Answer: Spanish

    Paella is most closely associated with the Spanish tradition.

Daily round

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

    Answer: Italian

    Gelato is most closely associated with the Italian tradition.

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

    Answer: Italian

    Gnocchi is most closely associated with the Italian tradition.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Polenta?

    Answer: cornmeal

    Polenta is built primarily around cornmeal.

  4. Which preparation method best describes Ganache?

    Answer: combining hot cream with chocolate

    Ganache is prepared by combining hot cream with chocolate.

  5. What is the principal base ingredient in Matcha?

    Answer: shade-grown green tea leaves

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

Daily round

  1. What is the principal base ingredient in Custard?

    Answer: eggs and milk or cream

    Custard is built primarily around eggs and milk or cream.

  2. 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.

  3. Which preparation method best describes Gelato?

    Answer: churning a frozen dessert with relatively little incorporated air

    Gelato is prepared by churning a frozen dessert with relatively little incorporated air.

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

    Answer: sugar refining

    Molasses is most closely associated with the sugar refining tradition.

  5. Which preparation method best describes Sourdough bread?

    Answer: leavening dough with a fermented starter

    Sourdough bread is prepared by leavening dough with a fermented starter.

Daily round

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

    Answer: Latin American coastal

    Ceviche is most closely associated with the Latin American coastal tradition.

  2. Which preparation method best describes Sauerkraut?

    Answer: fermenting salted shredded cabbage

    Sauerkraut is prepared by fermenting salted shredded cabbage.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Dulce de leche?

    Answer: milk and sugar

    Dulce de leche is built primarily around milk and sugar.

  4. Which preparation method best describes Marzipan?

    Answer: grinding almonds with sugar into a moldable paste

    Marzipan is prepared by grinding almonds with sugar into a moldable paste.

  5. Which preparation method best describes Pho?

    Answer: serving noodles in an aromatic broth

    Pho is prepared by serving noodles in an aromatic broth.