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    Dee
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    “Happy and successful cooking doesn’t rely only on know-how; it comes from the heart, makes great demands on the palate and needs enthusiasm and a deep love of food to bring it to life.”

    Georges Blanc, ‘Ma Cuisine des Saisons’

    1) This native of Queensland is one of Australia’s few contributions to the world’s food plants, this tree and its food product were named for an Australian chemist who was born in Scotland. It is said that he never tasted the food named after him.

    2) What country produces 2/3 of the world’s garlic?

    a) Mexico

    b) China

    c) United States

    d) Italy

    e) Brazil

    3) This organic acid is the main acid present in apples and other fruits. It is also found in grapes, especially those grown in colder areas. It is used as a food additive and flavoring agent in candies and beverages.

    4) In old cookbooks, a name sometimes given to the cantaloupe. This tropical tree and its fruit is native to India, and is actually in the cashew family.

    5) This water soluble vitamin is related to a tobacco alkaloid, and is used to treat pellagra. Good sources are meat, poultry, fish, peanuts, and whole grain cereals.

    6) This Lebanese specialty is composed of bulgur, parsley, mint, tomatoes, onions, olive oil and lemon juice.

    7) This nut is still harvested mostly from the wild, although there are a few commercial plantations in its native area (attempts to cultivate it elsewhere have been mostly unsuccessful). The trees (Bertholletia excelsa) grow to a typical 150 feet high, and the ‘fruit’ that contains the nuts weigh 5 pounds each! Gathering them when they fall to the ground can be dangerous, so harvesters carry shields to protect themselves. There are 8 to 30 nuts inside the hard coconut-like ‘fruit’, and an axe must be used to open it. The nuts have a high oil content of about 65% by weight.

    8A) When and where were the first practical vending machines used in the U.S., and what did they vend?

    8B) When did the first soft-drink vending machines appear?

    9) When you see the term ‘Veronique’ on a menu, what one item can you be sure the dish will contain?

    10A) What family of plants do all of the following belong to: parsnips, anise, cumin, poison hemlock, fennel, and sea holly?

    10B) What family do these belong to: coriander, dill, caraway, goutweed, celery?

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    1) Macadamia nut, named for John MacAdam by his friend, botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, who discovered the plant on an expedition in the 1850s.

    2) b) China produces about 66% of the world’s garlic,

    3) Malic acid.

    4) Mango.

    5) Niacin or vitamin B-3, also known as nicotinic acid.

    6) Tabbouleh, tabouli.

    7) The Brazil nut, native to the Amazon.

    8A) The first practical vending machines appeared in 1888 on the elevated train platforms in New York City, and they sold chewing bum (Tutti Frutti).

    8B) The first soft-drink machines appeared in 1937.

    9) When you see ‘Veronique’ on the menu, you can be sure the dish contains grapes, usually white seedless grapes. Thought to have been named (by Auguste Escoffier) after ‘Veronique,’ an opera by Andre Messager; another theory has it referencing the northern Italian city of Verona.

    10) All of the plants in both lists are members of the Parsley family, also called Carrot Family.

    #699886
    Moonshadow_NZ
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    2/10. I like these new questions.

    #699887
    Dee
    Participant

    I think this one was missed by everyone but MS!

    #699888
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I always take the quiz…..they are fun and informative…. don’t always post my shamefully low score, tho, this one was better than most…3/10!!! 🙂

    #699889
    CheetahBoysmommy
    Participant

    Wow, a first for me!!!! I knew 4 answers!

    #699890
    Davesmum
    Participant

    Ooohh, 2/10 thats good for me!!

    #699891
    Jeankit
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    2/10…lucky #2 & #6!

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