Food 6

FOOD AND DRINK
1.
If you have a sensitive stomach, then you must be well-versed
with 'The Scoville scale'. What does it measure?
Answer
"Hotness", or more correctly, piquancy, of a chili pepper.
The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of
capsaicin present. Many hot sauces use their Scoville rating in
advertising as a selling point. The scale is named after its creator,
American chemist Wilbur Scoville. Pure capsaicin is rated highest at 15-
16 million units while the bell pepper is at 0.
2.
Depending on the cultural context, it may be considered as waste
material that is thrown away, or as a delicacy that commands a high
price. It refers to the entrails and internal organs of a butchered animal.
What is it?
Answer
Offal
3.
Because of its unusual taste and gray appearance, which food
item is an acquired taste and not a favorite and has given rise to the
popular Jewish-American expression "What am I, X?", signifying
frustration or anger at being ignored on a social level?
Answer
Chopped Liver
Chopped liver is a common menu item in Kosher delicatessens in the
U.S. and Canada. Chopped liver is often served with rye bread as
sandwiches. An alternate explanation for the etymology of the "What
am I, chopped liver ?" expression is that chopped liver was traditionally
served as a side dish rather than a main course. The phrase, therefore
may have originally meant to express a feeling of being overlooked, as
a "side dish."
4.
The Treaty of Madrid (1891) is the first agreement to give France
legal protection of which word that is also synonymous with celebration?
Answer
The word "Champagne"
This right was reaffirmed in the Treaty of Versailles following World War
I.
5.
Which drink, made from mint, bourbon, sugar and water, is
traditionally served at the Kentucky derby?
Answer
Mint Julep
During the event, more than 80,000 juleps are served at Churchill
Downs. For over 18 years, the Early Times Mint Julep Cocktail has
been the designated "official mint julep of the Kentucky Derby".
6
Which food item of Chinese origin is made by coagulating soy
milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks?New!
Answer
Tofu or Bean curd
The making of tofu from soy milk is similar to the technique of making
cheese from milk. Wheat gluten, or seitan, in its steamed and fried
forms, is often mistakenly called "tofu" in Asian or vegetarian dishes.
7.
What are the prongs on a fork called?
Answer
Tines
8
Because it is lethally poisonous if prepared incorrectly, which
Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish has become one of
the most well-known items of Japanese cuisine?
Answer
Fugu
Pufferfish contains lethal amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin in the
internal organs, especially the liver and gonads, and also the skin.
Therefore, only specially licensed chefs are allowed to prepare and
sell fugu to the public, and the consumption of the liver and ovaries
is forbidden. But because small amounts of the poison give a special
desired sensation on the tongue, these parts are considered the most
delicious by some gourmets. Every year, a number of people die
because they underestimate the amount of poison in the consumed fish
parts.
9.
In the 18th century, the British East India Company in India
introduced tonic water into the diet of the soldiers to prevent malaria, as
contains it quinine. Because the tonic water was extremely bitter, what
else was added to it to make it more palatable?
Answer
Gin
This is the origin of the cocktail 'Gin and tonic'.
10.
What is the fourth largest food crop in the world in terms of fresh
produce — after rice, wheat, and maize ('corn')?
Answer
Potato
The potato was first domesticated in southern Peru and spread from
South America to Spain and from there to the rest of the world after
European colonization in the late 1400s and early 1500s. It is also
strongly associated with Idaho (USA), Prince Edward Island (Canada),
Ireland and Russia because of its large role in the agricultural economy
and/or history of these regions.