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30 Food & Drink trivia questions

1. What Japanese dish means 'grilled over a direct flame'?

Answer: Yakitori

2. What is the main ingredient in guacamole?

Answer: Avocado

3. Which spice comes from the Crocus flower and is the world's most expensive by weight?

Answer: Saffron

4. What type of pastry is used to make baklava?

Answer: Filo

5. Which nut is used to make marzipan?

Answer: Almond

6. Arborio rice is most associated with which Italian dish?

Answer: Risotto

7. Which fruit is known as the 'king of fruits' in Southeast Asia?

Answer: Durian

8. What alcoholic drink is made from fermented apples?

Answer: Cider

9. The croissant is traditionally credited to which country?

Answer: Austria

10. Which cheese is traditionally used in a Greek salad?

Answer: Feta

11. What legume is the main ingredient in hummus?

Answer: Chickpeas

12. Kalamata is a variety of which food?

Answer: Olive

13. What grape variety is used to make traditional Champagne along with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier?

Answer: Pinot Noir

14. What is the national dish of Hungary?

Answer: Goulash

15. Which country is famous for Gouda cheese?

Answer: Netherlands

16. Tofu is made from what?

Answer: Soybeans

17. Which vegetable is used to make traditional kimchi?

Answer: Napa Cabbage

18. Which green herb is the main ingredient in pesto?

Answer: Basil

19. In which country did the taco originate?

Answer: Mexico

20. What kind of pastry is used for a profiterole?

Answer: Choux

21. What spirit is the base of a Negroni?

Answer: Gin

22. Wasabi belongs to the same plant family as which vegetable?

Answer: Cabbage

23. The Fuji apple originated in which country?

Answer: Japan

24. What is the main grain in traditional French baguettes?

Answer: Wheat

25. Espresso originated in which country?

Answer: Italy

26. Which sauce, made from egg yolks and butter, is used in Eggs Benedict?

Answer: Hollandaise

27. Which cut of beef is used in a traditional beef Wellington?

Answer: Fillet

28. Tequila must be made from which plant?

Answer: Agave

29. Prosciutto di Parma comes from which country?

Answer: Italy

30. What is the main flavor of the liqueur Cointreau?

Answer: Orange

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