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World Food Day 2021 comes with the theme “Safe Food for a Healthier Tomorrow”. It’s also a good time to think about sustainable food habits and ensuring that nobody goes to bed hungry. While each of us can make a change, we need to act today. Once you’ve made a good food decision for the future, try this fun food quiz and see if you know your stuff from A-Z!
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A – This egg-thickened veloute is from France. Which of these is it?
Au-Gratin- Allamande
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B – Which of these is a rich currant cake or bun (Yes, we’ve kept it simple!)
- Baklava
- Barmbrack
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C – Which of these sweet fruits is found primarily in the West Indies and Florida?
- Cantaloupe
- Canistel
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D – This delicious fudge is made of egg whites. Which of these two is it?
- Divinity
- Danish
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E – This Swiss Cheese has characteristic large holes.
- Edam
- Emmental
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F – One of these similar sounding words is made of ground chickpeas, delicately laced with sesame seeds.
- Farfelle
- Falafel
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G – This one is a variety of plum that’s common in Europe
- Greengage
- Genip
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H – Which of these is a bread that contains eggs which is leavened with yeast.
- Hallah
- Hardtack
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I – Which of these berries is a super-food all the way from South America?
- Inca Berry
- Icaco
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J – This dish from Creole comes loaded with ham, chicken, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and celery and packs a spicy punch!
- Julienne
- Jambalaya
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K – Which of these alcoholic beverages is made by fermenting mare’s milk?
- Kvass
- Kumis
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L – This popular dish combines potatoes, eggs and some flour.
- Latke
- Lasagna
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M – Popularly used in pies, this is a frothy concoction of eggs and sugar well beaten together
- Mousse
- Meringue
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N – A frozen pudding where cherries, chestnuts and assorted candied fruits meet rum or a liquer.
- Nesselrode
- Nonpareil
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O – They might sound a little similar, but this gets its name from the pearly sheen of barley
- Orxo
- Ouzo
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P – The dessert heroes a simple fruit that’s famed to keep you healthy!
- Panocha
- Pandowdy
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Q – It gets its name from the Spanish term for a soft, creamy white cheese
- Quiche
- Queso
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R – A well-seasoned stew of meats and vegetables, this one packs a nutritional punch!
- Ragout
- Ratatouille
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S – A light dessert that features custard which can be had chilled or hot
- Sabayon
- Scone
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T – Made from ground sesame seeds, this dish is from the Middle East
- Tabbouleh
- Tahini
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U – A popular Japanese dish, it is best paired with sushi
- Udon
- Ugali
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V – Simple one here, which of these is made of hollowed out pastry puffs?
- Vichyssoise
- Vol-au-Vent
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W – This is made from a sea vegetable and is quite delicious!
- Wakame
- Wasabi
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X – This is an x-tremely tasty Goan dish which uses chillies, spices, poppy seeds with meats or veggies.
- Xnipec
- Xacuti
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Y – Which of these starchy root vegetables do we get mainly from Africa these days?
- Yuca
- Yam
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Z – This Italian dessert is a perfect end to any meal (or even just for the meal itself!)
- Zopf
- Zuccotto
Interesting quiz 🙂