Guest Blogger: Geetanav Ojha
1. Mysore masala, vegetable masala, rave and Chinese masala are variants of which famous Indian dish?
Answer: Masala Dosa
2. This syrupy sweet dish originated in Orissa. One theory pinpoints the origin to the town of Puri in coastal Orissa, where it is a traditional offering to the Hindu goddess, Lakshmi, the consort of the Puri temple’s main deity, Jagannath. The first maker of this dish is believed to be a gentleman from Cuttack called Bikalananda Kar. Which famous East-Indian sweet dish am I talking about?
Answer: Rasgolla
3. Frank and Charles Menches ran out of pork for their sausage patty sandwiches at the 1885 Erie County Fair. Their supplier, reluctant to butcher more hogs in the summer heat, suggested they use beef instead. The brothers fried some up, but found it bland. They added coffee, brown sugar, and other ingredients to create a taste which stands distinct without condiments. They christened their creation after Hamburg, New York where the fair has been held since 1868. What was the Menches brother’s famous creation?
Answer: Hamburger
4. It is a rich, sweet Turkish pastry featured in many cuisines of the former Ottoman, Arab, and Iranian countries. It is a pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. Which famous dessert am I talking about?
Answer: Baklava
5. These are those food items that conform to the culture of Jewish religion. These rules form the main aspect of Kashrut. What type of food?
Answer: Kosher food
6. This Arabic name for the food item means fried meat and not grilled meat. Shish, Doner, Chelow, Kathi are its popular variants. What famous food item is being talked about?
Answer: Kebab
7. Chow noodles, onion(big), capsicum, carrot, cabbage(small), French beans, red chilly(sabut), ajinomoto, red chilly powder, black pepper, soya sauce, worchestershire, corn flour, vinegar, chilly salt, oil, salt, sugar and garlic paste are the basic ingredients of which noodle variant?
Answer: Hakka noodles
8. What is the Japanese term for grilled, broiled or pan-fried meat?
Answer: Yakimono
9. These noodles are white in color, broad, and somewhat slippery. Their texture is elastic and a bit chewy. They do not freeze or dry well and are thus generally (where available) purchased fresh, in strips or sheets that may be cut to the desired width. Where fresh noodles are not available, they may also be purchased packaged in dried form, in various widths. Which popular Thai variant of noodles am I talking about?
Answer: Shahe Fen
10. It is a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) native to South America that is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates. It is the third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the world, with Africa its largest center of production. The flour made of the roots is called tapioca. What is this shrub called?
Answer: Cassava
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1. Worlds highest hydroelectric Project?
Answer: Thri Gorgeous(China)
2. Largest Commonwealth country?
Answer: Russia
3. The Capital of Kosovo?
Answer: Prestina
4. Little Corporol?
Answer: Nepolion
5. Marsh gas?
Answer: Methane
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