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Street food, national dishes, the hottest chillies and the drinks the world loves. Ten food and drink questions, starting easy.
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Question 1 of 10
Which Dutch snack is two thin waffles sandwiched with gooey caramel syrup?
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The answer is Stroopwafel. Stroopwafels were born in Gouda; set one over hot coffee to warm and soften the caramel.
Question 2 of 10
What is the mildest pepper on the Scoville scale?
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The answer is Bell Pepper. Bell peppers have 0 Scoville units - they're not spicy at all.
Question 3 of 10
Brazil’s national spirit comes from fresh cane juice: what is it called?
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The answer is Cachaça. Cachaça is distilled from sugarcane juice; rum often uses molasses, and clairin is Haitian cane spirit.
Question 4 of 10
What fruit is known as the 'King of Fruits'?
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The answer is Durian. Durian is called the 'King of Fruits' in Southeast Asia.
Question 5 of 10
What is the proper temperature for brewing green tea?
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The answer is 70-80°C. Green tea should be brewed at 70-80°C to avoid bitterness.
Question 6 of 10
UK bakers reach for which amber syrup (famed for a lion-and-bees tin) when a recipe nixes corn syrup?
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The answer is Golden syrup. Golden syrup is a British invert sugar syrup that keeps bakes chewy and glossy, standing in for corn syrup. Sold in the lion-and-bees tin since the 1880s, it holds a Guinness record for the oldest unchanged brand packaging.
Question 7 of 10
Who is often credited with inventing Chicken Tikka Masala in Glasgow by adding a creamy tomato sauce to chicken tikka?
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The answer is Ali Ahmed Aslam. Ali Ahmed Aslam of Glasgow’s Shish Mahal is widely credited with creating chicken tikka masala in the 1970s by adding a creamy tomato sauce to chicken tikka, though the dish’s exact origins are disputed.
Question 8 of 10
Feijoada is the national dish of which country?
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The answer is Brazil. Feijoada is widely regarded as Brazil’s national dish, black beans stewed with pork (and often beef).
Question 9 of 10
Which street cry pierces the night before you crack, sip, salt, and bite this warm egg snack?
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The answer is Balut!. Balut vendors roam after dark calling “Balut!”, you tap the shell, sip the hot sabaw, then add a little salt. Many sell by the glow of a kerosene lamp on their late-night rounds.
Question 10 of 10
Which country consumes the most coffee per capita?
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The answer is Finland. Finland consumes the most coffee per capita in the world.
10 more food questions with answers
Which chunky Korean paste tastes like miso turned up to 11, salty, earthy, funky?
Answer: Doenjang. Doenjang is long‑fermented soybean paste with deep umami. It anchors stews like doenjang jjigae and adds complex savor to marinades.
Which Austrian treat is a shredded, caramelized pancake named for an emperor?
Answer: Kaiserschmarrn. Kaiserschmarrn, linked to Emperor Franz Joseph, is torn into bite-size pieces and served with plum compote.
Which night-market bite is famous for its funk, then gets fried crisp and topped with pickled cabbage?
Answer: Stinky tofu. Fermented tofu is deep-fried till custardy inside and topped with pickles and chili, pungent but addictive.
Which wild Madagascar pepper climbs trees and tastes bright and floral?
Answer: Voatsiperifery pepper. Voatsiperifery is a wild Piper species from Madagascar, prized for citrusy, woody pepper notes.
Which notoriously pungent canned fish was once barred from flights for bulging tins that could burst?
Answer: Surströmming. Surströmming is Baltic herring canned mid-fermentation, so CO2 swells the tins and they can leak or pop. Its legendary funk saw some airlines once forbid it in luggage.
Who invented the Cronut?
Answer: Dominique Ansel. Dominique Ansel created the Cronut in 2013 in New York.
Which region is traditionally considered the origin of kefir?
Answer: North Caucasus. Most scholarly sources trace kefir’s origins to the North Caucasus, from where it spread widely.
Ethiopian cooks simmer spices in which clarified butter for tibs and wat?
Answer: Niter kibbeh. Niter kibbeh is clarified butter infused with spices like fenugreek, cardamom, and koseret. It perfumes stews and sautés.
Which Peruvian dessert is nicknamed “Lima’s Sigh”?
Answer: Suspiro a la Limeña. Suspiro a la Limeña translates to “Lima’s Sigh,” a classic Peruvian dessert of manjar blanco topped with meringue.
Which street snack is handed out one by one so you pop each the instant it’s filled?
Answer: Pani puri. At a pani puri cart, the vendor cracks a crisp puri, stuffs it, splashes in tangy water, and hands it over. You eat it immediately so it stays shatter-crisp and doesn’t leak.
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