CURRENT CULINARY QUIZ QUESTIONSANSWERS ARE BELOW (A New quiz every day) TODAY’S FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it? · Stephen Foster's song 'Oh! Susanna' was performed for the first time at the Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. · Carlsberg brewery in Denmark began production of its first brew. · 'The Carolina Housewife' by Sarah Rutledge was published. · Yerba Buena is renamed San Francisco. 2) The ancient Romans called it by the Latin name, hirneola auricula-judae. The French call it l'oreille de Judas. This tree-loving jelly fungus is translucent and gelatinous when moist. Previously only sold dried, the fresh form is becoming more widely available. Name this fungus. 3) Even though this is classified as a cheese, it is really a by-product of cheesemaking. It is made from whey drained off while making other cheeses. In Italy it was originally made from whey of ewe's milk used to make Pecorino cheese. Its name means literally 'recooked.' Name this cheese.
ANSWERS TO TODAY’S FOOD TRIVIA QUESTIONS:1) All of the events took place in 1847. (Food History Timeline: 1846-1849) 2) Woodear, cloud ear, tree ear, mook yee, or black fungus. 3) Ricotta cheese. TOP |