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| 1. | What is the French culinary term for a bundle of herbs usually tied together with string and mainly used to prepare soup, stock, and various stews? |
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Bouquet garni | |
| 2. | What 'F' describes a yoghurt-like, low-fat cream cheese that translates literally from French as 'fresh cheese'? |
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Fromage Frais | |
| 3. | Vanilla pods are dried fruit from the Vanilla genus of what family of plant? |
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Orchid (Vanilla planifolia) | |
| 4. | Damper is a traditional soda bread originally made in the wilds of what country? |
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Australia | |
| 5. | What is the English language term for the common spice known in India as 'jeera' (Hindi: जीरा)? |
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Cumin | |
| 6. | What brand of Wrigley's gum is this? |
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Hubba Bubba | |
| 7. | In Indonesian and Malay cuisine what is 'nasi'? |
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(Cooked) rice | |
| 8. | Originating in Vienna, Austria, what 'S' describes this rich chocolate cake? |
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Sachertorte | |
| 9. | What distilled beverage is made from the blue agave plant? |
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Tequila (Agave tequilana) | |
| 10. | Originating in France, what type of dish is bisque? |
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Soup (a smooth, creamy, highly seasoned, shellfish soup) | |
| 11. | A tribute to John Lennon, who launched a product in 2008 called "Imagine Whirled Peace"? |
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Ben & Jerry's | |
| 12. | Originated in Venice, Italy, a Bellini is a cocktail made with Prosecco and a purée of what fruit? |
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Peach | |
| 13. | French for 'stewed fruit', what 'C' is a dessert made of fruit cooked in water with sugar and spices? |
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Compôte | |
| 14. | What is the English name for this fruit? |
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Rambutan (Thai: เงาะ ngaw) | |
| 15. | Called Noi Na (น้อยหน่า) in Thai, what 'S' is a common English name for this fruit? |
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Sugar-apple / Sweetsop (Annona squamosa) | |
| 16. | Native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, what 'J' describes this tropical fruit? |
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Jackfruit | |
| 17. | Derived from the Cantonese for "Dragon Eye", what 'L' describes this fruit? |
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Longan (Cantonese: lùhng-ngáahn 龍眼) | |
| 18. | Alligator pear is another name for what fruit? |
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Avocado | |
| 19. | What 'F' is used to describe any Italian semi-sparkling wine? |
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Frizzante | |
| 20. | What is the English word for something that can be prepared as crème anglaise, crème moulée, or crème pâtissière? |
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Custard | |
| 21. | Famous for its liqueurs, the DeKuyper company was founded in 1695 in which European country? |
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Netherlands | |
| 22. | In cookery, what 'R' describes boiling a liquid in an uncovered pan until it thickens? |
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Reducing | |
| 23. | A traditional Japanese seasoning, what 'M' is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji, and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients? |
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Miso (みそ or 味噌) | |
| 24. | Growing wild in cool temperate, alpine, and arctic regions, and a delicacy in parts of Canada, Alaska, and Scandinavia, what is the name of this rare fruit? |
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Cloudberry (aka nordic berry, bakeapple, knotberry, knoutberry, aqpik, low-bush salmonberry, averin, or evron) | |
| 25. | Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, and Naga Viper are all varieties of what? |
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Chili pepper | |
| 26. | What 'S' can describe the removal of an oyster shell or corn husk? |
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Shuck | |
| 27. | Hass is the most popular cultivar of what fruit? |
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Avocado | |
| 28. | What is the name of the salad dressing based on mayonnaise, with red chilli sauce, minced green onions and minced green chilli peppers, normally an accompaniment to crab or shrimp? |
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Louis dressing | |
| 29. | What fruit is growing on these trees? |
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Papaya / Pawpaw (Thai: มะละกอ malakaw) | |
| 30. | What 'P' describes an Italian cold cut of salt cured pork belly? |
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Pancetta | |
| 31. | Adobo is a national dish of what Southeast Asian country? |
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Philippines | |
| 32. | What 'R' describes a mixture of wheat flour and butter, most commonly used as a thickening agent for sauces in classical French cooking? |
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Roux | |
| 33. | What U.S. city gives its name to a variety of baked beans, typically sweetened with molasses or maple syrup, and flavoured with salt pork or bacon? |
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Boston (Boston baked beans) | |
| 34. | When rapeseed is genetically modified to produce oil with less than 2% erucic acid, what name is the oil given? |
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Canola | |
| 35. | What type of meat would you be eating if you ordered cordero in Spain? |
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Lamb | |
| 36. | Chablis, the famous French dry white wine, is made from what variety of grape? |
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Chardonnay (Beaunois) | |
| 37. | Vietnam's national dish, what 'P' describes this noodle soup? |
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Phở / Pho (also called pot-au-pho) | |
| 38. | By what name are British TV chefs Simon King and David Myers collectively known? |
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The Hairy Bikers | |
| 39. | What name is given to a salad traditionally made of lettuce and croutons dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, garlic, Dijon mustard, Parmesan cheese, and black pepper? |
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Caesar salad | |
| 40. | First created in 1984 by Jean-Paul Bourguignon at Mietta's Restaurant in Melbourne, what is a Japanese Slipper? |
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Cocktail (Midori, cointreau, and lemon juice) | |
| 41. | What name is given to a cocktail of vodka, Galliano, and orange juice? |
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Harvey Wallbanger | |
| 42. | The tuber of a species of sunflower native to eastern North America, what name is given to this root vegetable? |
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Jerusalem artichoke (also called sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or topinambour) | |
| 43. | Collected from several species of trees native to Central America, what 'C' describes the natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum? |
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Chicle | |
| 44. | What type of nut is this? |
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Pistachio | |
| 45. | What 'M' describes a type of partially refined to unrefined brown sugar with a strong molasses content and flavour? |
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Muscovado | |
| 46. | Originating in Spain, what is Manchego? |
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Cheese (made in the La Mancha region of Spain from the milk of sheep of the Manchega breed) | |
| 47. | What fortified wine is named after a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean? |
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Madeira | |
| 48. | What 'K' is a fermented, lightly effervescent, sweetened black tea drink commonly consumed for its purported health benefits and often served with added juice, spices, fruit or other flavourings? |
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Kombucha | |
| 49. | If you ordered "Pollo" in a Spanish restaurant, what meat would you be served? |
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Chicken | |
| 50. | What is the name of the pan in which Paella is made? |
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Paella (Catalan: "pan") | |
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