Who’s hungry? This week is Thanksgiving (here in the US) and we’re heading into the holidays, which means time for big feasts and parties. Let’s kick off the season with thirty fun questions about cooking and food. So put on your napkin and let’s tuck in to Food Trivia this week.
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Episode Opening
We’re sliding into the holidays and what better way to prepare than with some Food and Cooking trivia!
I’m your host and head chef, Brian Rollins and this is the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. Every week, we offer up a three course meal of ten questions each. If you’re looking for rules, be sure to swing by DorkyGeekyNerdy.com/rules to bone up on them.
OK, looks like the oven’s preheated and all our ingredients are prepped. Let’s get cooking.
The Dorky Round
1. Le Cordon Bleu translates to what, in English?
2. Soaking food in a liquid, usually acidic, prior to cooking is known as what?
3. What device began life as 'George's Barbecue Kettle'?
4. If someone is a pescetarian, what type of animal can they eat?
5. What dish is served with rice, sauces, and seafood such as squid, eel, tuna, and salmon?
6. Trained pigs are useful in rooting out what valuable food?
7. In 1893, the US Supreme Court ruled that what food was a vegetable?
8. What French Canadian dish consists of french fries, cheese curds, and brown gravy?
9. What variety of candy contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk, but no cocoa solids?
10. What is the proper name for bowtie pasta?
The Geeky Round
1. What measurement is the equivalent of two teaspoons?
2. Pickling is the preserving of food in what two liquids?
3. If a food is halal, it's safe to eat under which religion's customs?
4. Pho, a soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat, hails from what country?
5. Sweet potatoes come from Central and South America. Yams come from what continent?
6. What cooking technique gets its name from the French for 'under vacuum'?
7. What stew is thickened with either okra or filé powder?
8. What confection was originally called Fairy Floss?
9. Which derogatory term for the British originated when they were the first culture to determine a way to fight scurvy?
10. What type of salad is made from celery, apples, walnuts, and grapes in a mayonnaise sauce?
The Nerdy Round
1. A traditional one of what, contains yellow mustard, pork, ham, swiss cheese, and pickles?
2. The Greeks and Romans used what to seal their wine containers?
3. A fungus-like organism called Phytophthora infestans led to what?
4. What is the chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars that gives browned food its distinctive flavor?
5. Fortune Cookies are not from China. Where did they originate?
6. In what country is the most expensive Big Mac sold?
7. What vegetables are considered the Holy Trinity in Cajun cuisine?
8. What is the most consumed meat on the planet?
9. Which entertainer invented the jelly bean and pickle sandwich as a joke, only to discover he actually liked it?
10. Which western delicacy has an odor clinically indistinguishable from sweaty socks?
Episode Conclusion
Anyone else hungry? I know I am. As I mentioned before, the book of the week is a great gift as are all our books of the week. Be sure to check them all out as your doing your gift shopping. It helps keep our microphones on and the website simmering.
Next week, we’re back into an old familiar favorite. Here’s your clue:
“Released on July 8, 1999, what fantasy novel sold 68,000 copies in just three days?”
I’m your host, Brian Rollins. Thanks for listening and bon appetit.
Great. Now Im hungry.
Deliciousness! As always a good one.