Trivia Tuesday

Each week, we play Trivia Tuesday on Instagram. Test your knowledge of food history, manners, cooking techniques, myths, and more! Who knows, maybe you'll learn your next party trick.

We update this thread weekly with new trivia questions and answer keys.

1. WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER AND NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER?

A. Manhattan contains a tomato-based broth

B. Manhattan contains mushrooms

C. Manhattan contains shrimp and clams

D. Manhattan does not contain onion

WHICH ACID IS COMMONLY FOUND IN FERMENTED FOODS LIKE KIMCHI, SAUER?

3. WHICH CITY HAS THE MOST MICHELIN STARS IN THE WORLD?

4. SUSHI WAS ORIGINALLY INVENTED AS A WAY TO...

ANSWER KEY

1 - (A) Manhattan contains a tomato-based broth

2 - (D) Lactic Acid

3 - (C) Tokyo

4 - (A) Preserve fish

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IS MADE BY DISTILLING WINE?

A. Vodka

B. Brandy

C. Tequila

D. Gin

2. THE FRENCH DESSERT, CLAFOUTIS, TRADITIONALLY CONTAINS WHICH FRUIT?

3. WHAT IS USED AS THE BASE FLAVOR FOR THE ITALIAN LIQUOR, AMARETTO?

4. IN TRADITIONAL MEXICAN MOLE, WHAT IS ONE OF THE KEY INGREDIENTS?

ANSWER KEY

1 - (B) Brandy

2 - (A) Cherries

3 - (C) Almond

4 - (A) Chocolate

1. WHICH ANCIENT CIVILIZATION IS CREDITED WITH INVENTING THE PROCESS OF BEER BREWING?

A. Egyptians

B. Mesopotamians

C. Romans

D. Persians

2. THE UMAMI TASTE WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN WHICH FOOD?

3. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF LECITHIN IN COOKING?

4. WHAT DOES "CHIFFONADE" MEAN IN CULINARY TERMS?

ANSWER KEY

1 - (B) Mesopotamians

2 - (C) Seaweed

3 - (B) It emulsifies liquids

4 - (B) Finely cutting leafy greens and herbs

1. WHICH DISH IS NOT TRADITIONALLY MADE WITH LAMB?

1. THE LEAVES FROM WHICH PLANT ARE TRADITIONALLY USED TO MAKE DOLMA?

A. Grape

B. Cabbage

C. Spinach

D. Lettuce

2. WHICH IS THE MOST COMMONLY ORDERED SEAFOOD ITEM IN AMERICAN RESTAURANTS?

3. WHAT IS SPATCHCOCKING?

4. WHICH IS THE TRADITIONAL METHOD FOR MAKING CEVICHE?

ANSWER KEY

1 - (A) Grape

2 - (A) Shrimp

3 - (D) Removing the backbone of poultry to flatten it

4 - (B) Marinading fish in lime or lemon juice to cure it

1. WHICH DISH IS NOT TRADITIONALLY MADE WITH LAMB?

A. Shepherd’s Pie

B. Irish Stew

C. Moussaka

D. Paella

2. WHICH COUNTRY IS BELIEVED TO HAVE INTRODUCED THE TECHNIQUE OF FERMENTING GRAPES TO MAKE WINE AROUND 6,000 B.C.?

3. WHAT IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN THE TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH DISH, HAGGIS?

4. WHICH TYPE OF FLOUR HAS THE HIGHEST PROTEIN CONTENT?

ANSWER KEY

1 - (D) Paella

2 - (C) Georgia

3 - (A) Sheep’s heart, liver, and lungs

4 - (C) Bread flour

1. WHICH OF THESE ANIMALS IS TRADITIONALLY USED TO HUNT TRUFFLES?

A. Goats

B. Pigs

C. Ferrets

D. Hawks

2. THE PAVLOVA DESSERT WAS INVENTED IN WHICH COUNTRY?

3. MAKING PASTA “AL DENTE” ENSURES THE PASTA IS…

4. WHEN EATING NIGIRI IN JAPAN, WHERE SHOULD THE SOY SAUCE BE APPLIED?

ANSWER KEY

1. THE FIRST EVER MICHELIN GUIDE WAS PUBLISHED IN 1900 TO HELP DRIVERS IN WHICH COUNTRY FIND MECHANICS, GAS STATIONS, AND FOOD?

A. France

B. Germany

C. Italy

D. Switzerland

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT TRUE ABOUT MSG (MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE)?

3. THE TERM "TEMPERING" IS MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH FOOD PROCESS?

4. WHICH RESTAURANT IS CREDITED AS THE ORIGINATOR OF THE FARM-TO-TABLE MOVEMENT?

ANSWER KEY

1 .WHAT IS THE WHITE STUFF THAT COMES OUT OF COOKED SALMON?

A. Fat

B. Sugar

C. Protein

D. Digestive enzymes

2. TRUE OR FALSE: BUTTER MUST BE STORED IN THE FRIDGE

3. CHEF BOYARDEE WAS…

4. HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH IS A REAL PLACE, LOCATED WHERE?

ANSWER KEY

1. FRUCTOSE DOES WHAT TO FRUIT?

A. Makes it tangy

B. Makes it bitter

C. Makes it juicy

D. Makes it sweet

2. WHICH COUNTRY CONSUMES THE MOST TEA PER PERSON?

3. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF CHILI PEPPERS IN THE WORLD?

4. WHICH INGREDIENT WILL CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO SOMEONE ALLERGIC TO CASHEWS AND PISTACHIOS?

ANSWER KEY

1 - (D) Makes it sweet

2 - (C) Turkey

3 - (C) China

4 - (B) Pink Peppercorn

1. WHICH PART OF THE PLANT IS A POTATO?

A. Stem

B. Root

C. Seed

D. Bud

2. WHAT DOES THE NOODLE NAME "VERMICELLI" TRANSLATE TO IN ENGLISH?

3. WHICH FOOD MEANS "LITTLE DONKEY" IN SPANISH?

4. WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY CONSUMED VEGETABLE IN THE US?

ANSWER KEY

1. WHICH FOOD ORIGINATED IN CANADA?

A. Blondies

B. Oreo Cookies

C. Smashburgers

D. Hawaiian Pizza

2. WHEN WAS THE FAMOUS COOKIE NAME "OREO" OFFICIALLY TRADEMARKED?

3. TRUE OR FALSE: BANANAS FLOAT IN WATER

4. WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST FRUIT ON EARTH?

ANSWER KEY

1. WHERE DOES GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE ACTUALLY COME FROM?

A. Finland

B. Germany

C. Dallas, Texas

D. Omaha, Nebraska

2. UNTIL WHAT YEAR WERE MCDONALD'S FRIES FRIED IN BEEF TALLOW?

3. WHAT WAS MCDONALD'S TRYING TO INVENT WHEN THEY CREATED THE MCNUGGET?

4. WHERE DOES THE SPICE SAFFRON COME FROM?

ANSWER KEY

Each week, we play Trivia Tuesday on Instagram. Test your knowledge of food history, manners, cooking techniques, myths, and more! Who knows, maybe you'll learn your next party trick.

1. WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER AND NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER?

WHICH ACID IS COMMONLY FOUND IN FERMENTED FOODS LIKE KIMCHI, SAUER?

3. WHICH CITY HAS THE MOST MICHELIN STARS IN THE WORLD?

4. SUSHI WAS ORIGINALLY INVENTED AS A WAY TO...

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IS MADE BY DISTILLING WINE?

2. THE FRENCH DESSERT, CLAFOUTIS, TRADITIONALLY CONTAINS WHICH FRUIT?

3. WHAT IS USED AS THE BASE FLAVOR FOR THE ITALIAN LIQUOR, AMARETTO?

4. IN TRADITIONAL MEXICAN MOLE, WHAT IS ONE OF THE KEY INGREDIENTS?

1. WHICH ANCIENT CIVILIZATION IS CREDITED WITH INVENTING THE PROCESS OF BEER BREWING?

2. THE UMAMI TASTE WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN WHICH FOOD?

3. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF LECITHIN IN COOKING?

4. WHAT DOES "CHIFFONADE" MEAN IN CULINARY TERMS?

1. WHICH DISH IS NOT TRADITIONALLY MADE WITH LAMB?

1. THE LEAVES FROM WHICH PLANT ARE TRADITIONALLY USED TO MAKE DOLMA?

2. WHICH IS THE MOST COMMONLY ORDERED SEAFOOD ITEM IN AMERICAN RESTAURANTS?

3. WHAT IS SPATCHCOCKING?

4. WHICH IS THE TRADITIONAL METHOD FOR MAKING CEVICHE?

1. WHICH DISH IS NOT TRADITIONALLY MADE WITH LAMB?

2. WHICH COUNTRY IS BELIEVED TO HAVE INTRODUCED THE TECHNIQUE OF FERMENTING GRAPES TO MAKE WINE AROUND 6,000 B.C.?

3. WHAT IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN THE TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH DISH, HAGGIS?

4. WHICH TYPE OF FLOUR HAS THE HIGHEST PROTEIN CONTENT?

1. WHICH OF THESE ANIMALS IS TRADITIONALLY USED TO HUNT TRUFFLES?

2. THE PAVLOVA DESSERT WAS INVENTED IN WHICH COUNTRY?

3. MAKING PASTA “AL DENTE” ENSURES THE PASTA IS…

4. WHEN EATING NIGIRI IN JAPAN, WHERE SHOULD THE SOY SAUCE BE APPLIED?

1. THE FIRST EVER MICHELIN GUIDE WAS PUBLISHED IN 1900 TO HELP DRIVERS IN WHICH COUNTRY FIND MECHANICS, GAS STATIONS, AND FOOD?

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT TRUE ABOUT MSG (MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE)?

3. THE TERM "TEMPERING" IS MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH FOOD PROCESS?

4. WHICH RESTAURANT IS CREDITED AS THE ORIGINATOR OF THE FARM-TO-TABLE MOVEMENT?

1 .WHAT IS THE WHITE STUFF THAT COMES OUT OF COOKED SALMON?

2. TRUE OR FALSE: BUTTER MUST BE STORED IN THE FRIDGE

3. CHEF BOYARDEE WAS…

4. HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH IS A REAL PLACE, LOCATED WHERE?

1. FRUCTOSE DOES WHAT TO FRUIT?

2. WHICH COUNTRY CONSUMES THE MOST TEA PER PERSON?

3. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF CHILI PEPPERS IN THE WORLD?

4. WHICH INGREDIENT WILL CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO SOMEONE ALLERGIC TO CASHEWS AND PISTACHIOS?

1. WHICH PART OF THE PLANT IS A POTATO?

2. WHAT DOES THE NOODLE NAME "VERMICELLI" TRANSLATE TO IN ENGLISH?

3. WHICH FOOD MEANS "LITTLE DONKEY" IN SPANISH?

4. WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY CONSUMED VEGETABLE IN THE US?

1. WHICH FOOD ORIGINATED IN CANADA?

2. WHEN WAS THE FAMOUS COOKIE NAME "OREO" OFFICIALLY TRADEMARKED?

3. TRUE OR FALSE: BANANAS FLOAT IN WATER

4. WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST FRUIT ON EARTH?

1. WHERE DOES GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE ACTUALLY COME FROM?

2. UNTIL WHAT YEAR WERE MCDONALD'S FRIES FRIED IN BEEF TALLOW?

3. WHAT WAS MCDONALD'S TRYING TO INVENT WHEN THEY CREATED THE MCNUGGET?

4. WHERE DOES THE SPICE SAFFRON COME FROM?

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