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Unit 10: Global Foods

Practice Quizzes

1
What is the name for a dish of beans and corn adopted from Native Americans?
A)Potboiler
B)Red flannel hash
C)Succotash
D)Chowder
2
What is the name given to a Hungarian stew made with beef and spiced with paprika?
A)Kielbasa
B)Shoofly
C)Goulash
D)Scrapple
3
Which of the following statements about gumbo is not true?
A)Gumbo is a well-known Creole dish.
B)Gumbo uses either seafood or sausage.
C)Filé, a powder made from the sassafras plant, is used to season gumbo.
D)Gumbo uses a chocolate-colored roux.
4
Which of the following is not an ingredient in poke?
A)Sliced raw fish
B)Seaweed
C)Madacamia nuts
D)Soy sauce
5
Which of the following is not a dish from Canada?
A)Croquettes
B)Bannock
C)Butter tarts
D)Cioppino
6
What is the name of the starchy root vegetable common to all three of the cultures that have dominated Latin America?
A)Cassava
B)Avocado
C)Potato
D)Squash
7
What is the name for a sauce served in Mexico made from a thick blend of chiles, ground pumpkin or sesame seeds, onions and unsweetened chocolate?
A)Salsa
B)Mole
C)Nacatamal
D)Masa
8
Which of the following dishes is not a Central American specialty?
A)Moqueca
B)Pollo pepian
C)Pupusa
D)Nacatamal
9
Which of the following dishes from the United Kingdom and Ireland do not include potatoes?
A)Meat and two vegetables
B)Colcannon
C)Haggis
D)Shepherd's pie
10
Which of the following desserts would you be served in Austria?
A)Lebkuchen
B)Dobos Torte
C)Black Forest cake
D)Biscotti
11
Which type of cuisine from France emphasizes food's natural flavors and uses small portions, fresh foods, light cooking techniques and less butter and cream?
A)Haute cuisine
B)Cuisine paysanne
C)Provincial cuisine
D)Nouvelle cuisine
12
Which of the following would not be served at a traditional Greek restaurant?
A)Moussaka
B)Polenta
C)Dolma
D)Baklava
13
What is the name for a pretzel-shaped coffee cake served on birthdays in Latvia?
A)Kringel
B)Kolache
C)Blini
D)Kulich
14
What food is considered so basic in the Baltic countries that it is known as "second bread?"
A)Potatoes
B)Carrots
C)Sauerkraut
D)Blini
15
Which of the following is often served cold?
A)Bigos
B)Jota
C)Borscht
D)Dobga
16
What is the name for the Russian porridge that can be served at breakfast, dinner and desert?
A)Millet
B)Kasha
C)Russian black bread
D)Blini
17
What is the word used for a rounded, clay, charcoal-burning oven as well as the chicken dish that is made in it?
A)Dal
B)Chutney
C)Naan
D)Tandoor
18
What is chutney?
A)A zesty condiment made from fruit, sugar, spices, and vinegar
B)A rounded, clay pot
C)A mixture or puree of legumes and onions, chiles, and tomatoes
D)Burned milk
19
What is dim sum?
A)A stir-fried medley of carrots, mushrooms, snow peas, and other vegetables
B)Bite-sized dishes eaten at tea or between courses of a banquet
C)A soup made with cabbage
D)A special cooking vessel used for cooking thin slides of meat at a table
20
What is the wrapper used for sushi called?
A)Sashimi
B)Bonito
C)Nori
D)Enoki
21
What is the national dish of Vietnam?
A)Chao tom
B)Pho
C)Kha ya khoo
D)Spring rolls
22
What is tahini?
A)A thick paste made from ground sesame seeds
B)The thread-like center of the crocus flower used as a spice
C)A dish made with yogurt and vegetables
D)A ground berry that adds a fruity tartness
23
Which of the following statements about coffee in Southwest Asia is not true?
A)Coffee symbolizes hospitality throughout the Arab world.
B)Turkish style coffee is boiled three times, sweetened and sometimes spiced with cardamom.
C)Coffee is known as kahwah.
D)A latte-like beverage called marcook is often served.
24
What is the name for a popular Moroccan dish named for the covered pot it is made in?
A)Fava
B)Harissa
C)Brik
D)Tajine
25
What is injera?
A)A cake made with a sweetened cornmeal
B)A thin, spongy, flatbread made from teff
C)An African spice blend
D)A popular seasoning paste made with red pepper and cloves.
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