FOOD FOR THOUGHT

quizz

Choose the best option. All questions are related to Catalan and Spanish food..

1. People eat “calçots” with
a) a spoon
b) their hands
c) a knife
d) a fork

2. “Calçots” are eaten
a) fried
b) boiled
c) roasted
d) grilled

3. Tick the correct ingredients for “caldo gallego”
a) cabbage e) eggs
b) onions f) potatoes
c) peas g) beans
d) meat h) celery

4. Where is “zorza” from?
a) Asturias
b) Salamanca
c) Galícia
d) Catalunya

5. What are the ingredients of “paella”?
a) rice, bacon and chips
b) rice, prawn and chicken
c) prawns, chicken and spaghetti
d) seafood, squid, mussels and rice

6. What are the ingredients of “tortilla de patata”?
a) only eggs
b) eggs and onions
c) potatoes and onions
d) eggs, potatoes and onions

7. Where is “gazpacho” from?
a) Madrid
b) Barcelona
c) Seville
d) León

8. “Atún encebollado” from Andalucia consists of:
a) pork, onion and white wine
b) carrots, potatoes and onion
c) fish, onion, white wine
9. “Bocadillo de calamares” is mainly eaten in:
a) Barcelona
b) Madrid
c) Seville
d) Valencia

10. When do we eat “coca” in catalonia:
a) On christmas day
b) In Sant Joan- 24th June
c) In April
d) In Autumn

11. When do we pick up “rovellons”?
a) In summer
b) In spring
c) In autumn
d) In winter

12. The ingredients of “fideua” are:
a) noodles, meat and pepper
b) rice, squid, and shell fish
c) rice, panellets and meat balls
d) rice, kebab and chocolate

Hungary’s quizz

Webquiz questions

1. Which kind of meat is the traditional goulash soup made from?

2. Which two towns are famous for pepper?

3. What is pancake Hortobágyi style?

4. Which is the most famous winefield in Hungary?

5. What is the most typical Christmas sweet (dessert)?

6. Where do people, after whom “székelykáposzta” is named, live?

7. Is there any marrow in the food „töki pompos”?

8. Which wine did the Turkish give its name?

9. What are the traditional ingredients of the Hungarian letcho?

10. Is there any bird in the dessert “madártej”?

Polish cuisine

– 18 questions about our Polish food –

1. Traditionally, the Polish main meal is eaten about 2 p.m. TRUE or FALSE

2. “Bigos” is:
a. A savoury stew of cabbage and meat
b. A tomato soup
c. An apple pie

3. “Pierogi” are:
a. fresh or dried mushrooms
b. boiled or baked dumplings of unleavened dough stuffed with varying ingredients
c. white rice and hard-boiled eggs

4. One of the Polish speciality is chłodnik, which is:
a. a chilled beet or fruit soup for hot days
b. pork knuckles cooked with vegetables),
c. stuffed slices of beef

5. In Poland, the traditional Christmas meal is known as:
a. Badnjak
b. Jul
c. Wigilia

6. Christmas wafer is shared on which day?
a. Christmas Eve
b. Ester Monday
c. New Year’s Eve

7. In Poland there is a tradition of having how many dishes on Christmas Eve:
a. 2
b. 12
c. 20

8. Polish kotlet schabowy (breaded pork cutlet) is similar to:
a. the Austrian Wiener schnitzel
b. the American Big Mac
c. the English black pudding

9. Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in Poland:
a. on Monday
b. on Sunday
c. on Thursday

10. What food do Polish people eat in a large amount on Shrove Tuesday?
a. doughnuts
b. nuts
c. peanuts

11. What do Polish people say for “enjoy your food”?
a. dzień dobry
b. cześć
c. smacznego

12. The Polish variant of the Ukrainian borsht (beetroot soup) is that:
a. It’s served with ravioli-type dumplings called “uszka”
b. It’s served with pampushki (small hot breads topped with fresh chopped garlic)
c. dried mushrooms are often added.

13. This kind of smoked cheese from sheep’s milk is called: