World dishes and ingredients quiz
Checked on 4 November 2026
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What kind of dish is Bisque?
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The answer is Soup.
Bisque is a smooth, creamy soup from France, classically made with lobster, crab, shrimp or crayfish.
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The Mexican dip guacamole is made principally with which fruit?
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The answer is Avocado.
Guacamole is an avocado-based dip first made in Mexico; its name means avocado sauce.
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What name is given to the clarified butter used in Indian cooking?
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The answer is Ghee.
Ghee is a clarified butter from the Indian subcontinent, prized for its nutty flavour and high smoke point.
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The Irish dish colcannon consists primarily of what foodstuff?
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The answer is Potato.
Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish of mashed potatoes mixed with cabbage, butter and milk.
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In Mexican cuisine, what is pozole?
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The answer is A soup.
Pozole is a traditional Mexican soup or stew made from hominy with meat, often chicken or pork.
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Tonkatsu is the deep-fried form of what meat in Japanese cookery?
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The answer is Pork.
Tonkatsu is a Japanese pork cutlet, coated in panko breadcrumbs and deep-fried.
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Tamagoyaki is what type of food in Japan?
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The answer is Omelette.
Tamagoyaki is a Japanese rolled omelette made from several thin layers of fried beaten egg.
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Tapioca comes from the root of what plant or tree?
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The answer is Cassava.
Tapioca is a starch extracted from the roots of the cassava plant, also called manioc.
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What kind of vegetable is a Chantenay?
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The answer is Carrot.
Chantenay is one of the four general types of Western carrot, with short, broad roots.
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On which continent did the swede originate?
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The answer is Europe.
The swede, also called rutabaga, was most likely bred in Northern Europe around the 16th century.