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Food and Drink Trivia Questions for Kids
Gentle food and drink questions written for children, each with the answer and a short explanation.
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The easy fourteen stick to dishes and ingredients found on almost any high street: guacamole, hummus, sushi, feta, butter and bread. Nothing here needs cooking experience, which makes the band a good opener for a mixed table or a family quiz.
All 14 food and drink trivia questions for kids
Which fruit is the base of guacamole?
Answer: Avocado Mashed avocado with lime and salt is the whole foundation of the dish.
Pizza in its modern form comes from which country?
Answer: Italy Naples is the city usually credited with the flatbread that became pizza.
Sushi is a traditional dish of which country?
Answer: Japan Its name refers to the seasoned rice, not the fish on top.
Which spice gives a curry powder its yellow colour?
Answer: Turmeric Turmeric root is so strongly pigmented that it also works as a dye.
Which nuts are stirred into a classic Genoese pesto?
Answer: Pine nuts Basil, pine nuts, garlic, hard cheese and olive oil make the traditional five.
Hummus is made mainly from which pulse?
Answer: Chickpeas Blended chickpeas and sesame paste give it the thick texture.
Tofu is made by curdling the liquid pressed from which bean?
Answer: Soybean Soy milk is set with a coagulant, much as milk is set to make cheese.
Espresso is produced by forcing hot water through what?
Answer: Finely ground coffee Pressure pulls out oils that a drip filter leaves behind.
Which dairy product is made by churning cream?
Answer: Butter Churning breaks the fat globules so they clump and separate from buttermilk.
Feta is the best known cheese of which country?
Answer: Greece It is a protected name and must be made largely from sheep's milk there.
Which root vegetable gives borscht its deep red colour?
Answer: Beetroot The soup is an Eastern European staple served hot or chilled.
A tarte Tatin is an upside-down tart made with which fruit?
Answer: Apples The fruit caramelises under the pastry and the tart is flipped after baking.
Which pastry is used to make profiteroles?
Answer: Choux Choux is cooked on the hob first, then puffs up with steam in the oven.
Which grain is milled to make ordinary white bread flour?
Answer: Wheat Wheat has the protein needed to trap gas and hold a risen shape.
Answer key
- Avocado
- Italy
- Japan
- Turmeric
- Pine nuts
- Chickpeas
- Soybean
- Finely ground coffee
- Butter
- Greece
- Beetroot
- Apples
- Choux
- Wheat
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