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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 9 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. What is the principal base ingredient in Caramel?

    Answer: sugar

    Caramel is built primarily around sugar.

  2. What is the principal base ingredient in Falafel?

    Answer: chickpeas or fava beans

    Falafel is built primarily around chickpeas or fava beans.

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

    Answer: nixtamalized corn masa

    Corn tortilla is built primarily around nixtamalized corn masa.

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

    Answer: flour and water starter

    Sourdough bread is built primarily around flour and water starter.

  5. What is the principal base ingredient in Tempura?

    Answer: seafood or vegetables in light batter

    Tempura is built primarily around seafood or vegetables in light batter.

Daily round

  1. Which preparation method best describes Meringue?

    Answer: whipping egg whites with sugar into a foam

    Meringue is prepared by whipping egg whites with sugar into a foam.

  2. What is the principal base ingredient in Focaccia?

    Answer: wheat flour and olive oil

    Focaccia is built primarily around wheat flour and olive oil.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Ceviche?

    Answer: raw seafood and citrus

    Ceviche is built primarily around raw seafood and citrus.

  4. What is the principal base ingredient in Gelato?

    Answer: milk, sugar, and flavorings

    Gelato is built primarily around milk, sugar, and flavorings.

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

    Answer: Chinese and East Asian

    Tofu is most closely associated with the Chinese and East Asian tradition.

Daily round

  1. What is the principal base ingredient in Hummus?

    Answer: chickpeas

    Hummus is built primarily around chickpeas.

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

    Answer: Central European

    Sauerkraut is most closely associated with the Central European tradition.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Tempeh?

    Answer: soybeans

    Tempeh is built primarily around soybeans.

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

    Answer: North African

    Couscous is most closely associated with the North African tradition.

  5. Which preparation method best describes Miso?

    Answer: fermenting soybeans with salt and koji

    Miso is prepared by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji.

Daily round

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

    Answer: global confectionery

    Caramel is most closely associated with the global confectionery tradition.

  2. Which preparation method best describes Falafel?

    Answer: grinding legumes with herbs before frying

    Falafel is prepared by grinding legumes with herbs before frying.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Risotto?

    Answer: short-grain rice

    Risotto is built primarily around short-grain rice.

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

    Answer: Italian

    Pesto Genovese is most closely associated with the Italian tradition.

  5. What is the principal base ingredient in Béchamel?

    Answer: milk

    Béchamel is built primarily around milk.

Daily round

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

    Answer: global breadmaking

    Sourdough bread is most closely associated with the global breadmaking tradition.

  2. 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.

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

    Answer: European pastry

    Meringue is most closely associated with the European pastry tradition.

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

    Answer: Japanese

    Miso is most closely associated with the Japanese tradition.

  5. Which preparation method best describes Custard?

    Answer: gently heating eggs with a liquid until thickened

    Custard is prepared by gently heating eggs with a liquid until thickened.

Daily round

  1. Which preparation method best describes Tofu?

    Answer: coagulating soy milk and pressing the curds

    Tofu is prepared by coagulating soy milk and pressing the curds.

  2. Which preparation method best describes Ceviche?

    Answer: curing seafood in acidic citrus juice

    Ceviche is prepared by curing seafood in acidic citrus juice.

  3. What is the principal base ingredient in Sauerkraut?

    Answer: cabbage

    Sauerkraut is built primarily around cabbage.

  4. What is the principal base ingredient in Paella?

    Answer: rice

    Paella is built primarily around rice.

  5. Which preparation method best describes Paella?

    Answer: cooking rice and additions in a wide shallow pan

    Paella is prepared by cooking rice and additions in a wide shallow pan.

Daily round

  1. What is the principal base ingredient in Dashi?

    Answer: kombu and dried bonito

    Dashi is built primarily around kombu and dried bonito.

  2. Which preparation method best describes Sushi?

    Answer: shaping or rolling seasoned rice with varied toppings and fillings

    Sushi is prepared by shaping or rolling seasoned rice with varied toppings and fillings.

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

    Answer: Japanese

    Tempura is most closely associated with the Japanese tradition.

  5. Which preparation method best describes Tabbouleh?

    Answer: chopping herbs and mixing them with bulgur, tomato, and lemon

    Tabbouleh is prepared by chopping herbs and mixing them with bulgur, tomato, and lemon.