Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Cultural Literacy > Food > Flashcards

Food Flashcards

1
Q

Turkey gravy or turkey innards

A

Giblets

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Scottish dish of sheep innards and oatmeal

A

Haggis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Fruit sugar

A

Fructose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Mid-eastern paste with sesame seeds

A

Tahini

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Fruit and nut cereal introduced in 1910

A

Muslix

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Chickpeas aka

A

Garbonzo beans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

German cherry soup

A

Kirsch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

French cream cheese

A

Neufchatel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Beans with most fiber

A

Pinto beans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Cooking banana

A

Plantain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Nutmeg coat spice

A

Mace

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Pickled beef

A

Corned beef

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Mediterranean honey desert

A

Baklava

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Symbol of remembrance - needle shaped spice

A

Rosemary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Italian sausage

A

Salami

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Egg nog topper

A

Nutmeg

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Dutch cheese with wax coating

A

Gouda

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Mexican spicy chocolate sauce

A

Molé

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Italian dish using thin cut of veal

A

Scallopini

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Italian “little tongue” noodles

A

Linguini

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Corned beef and lima beans dish

A

Succotash

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Polish or Yugoslavian sausage

A

Kielbasa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Controversial fat substitute

A

Olestra

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Italian “before meal” appetizer

A

Antipasto

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Spanish cold tomato soup

A

Gazpacho

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Marzipan paste nut

A

Almond

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Rye bread herb

A

Caraway

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Pizza cheese used as a string cheese

A

Mozzarella

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Milk sugar

A

Lactose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Laurel tree food flavoring

A

Bay leaf

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

English blue cheese

A

Stilton

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Greek lamb dish

A

Souvlaki

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Hazel nuts

A

Filberts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Italian Custard

A

Zabaglione

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Cheese on toast

A

Welsh rarebit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

French chowder with several kinds of fish

A

Bouillabasse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Italian sauce with pine nuts

A

Pesto

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

French sauce with egg yolk - mustard - and tobasco

A

Hollandaise sauce

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Mid-east thin sliced dough

A

Phyllo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Italian “little worm” noodles

A

Vermicelli

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Japanese beef

A

Kobe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Tofu legume

A

Soy bean

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Combined coffee and chocolate flavor

A

Mocha

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Russian beet soup

A

Borscht

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

French egg and bacon pie

A

Quiche Lorraine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Expensive yellow-orange spice

A

Saffron

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Grasslike herb used to top potatoes

A

Chives

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Roast beef covered with Paté de fois gras

A

Beef Wellington

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Pennsylvania Dutch treat

A

Funnel cakes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Spice and French guiana capital

A

Cayenne

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

“Master spice”

A

Pepper

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

Jelly thickener

A

Pectin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

Chinese cabbage

54
Q

Greek dish with eggplant

55
Q

“King of cheeses”

56
Q

Greek popular beef sandwich

57
Q

Licorice-flavored seeds

58
Q

Italian sausage flavoring

59
Q

Russian beef and sour cream dish

A

Beef Stroganoff

60
Q

Raw material for chocolate

A

Cacao bean

61
Q

Scientific name for sugar

62
Q

Ricotta liquid

63
Q

Algerian or North African steamed dish

64
Q

Nondigestible food

65
Q

Beef soup made from the tail

A

Ox tail soup

66
Q

Louisiana spicy crawfish tails

A

Cajun popcorn

67
Q

Hawaiian taro root dish

68
Q

French salad containing greens - olives - tuna and potatoes

A

Salade Nicoise

69
Q

Quill spice or red spice from evergreen tree

70
Q

French orange flaming dish

A

Crepes Suzette

71
Q

Soy milk or soybean curd

72
Q

Black strap sweetener

73
Q

Marjoram

74
Q

Course ground grain of Durham wheat

75
Q

Triangular Amazon nut

A

Brazil nut

76
Q

Baked ice cream and sponge cake dessert

A

Baked Alaska

77
Q

“Sweet” annual aromatic herb

78
Q

Clam chowder spice

79
Q

French molded gelatin salad

80
Q

Indian relish

81
Q

French beef tenderloin - made for two

A

Chateaubriand

82
Q

Creole stew

83
Q

Tobacco spice from Madagascar used for toothaches

84
Q

Italian ice cream

85
Q

German peppery rabbit stew

A

Hasenpfeffer

86
Q

French relish from eggplant

A

Ratatouille

87
Q

German popular veal dish

A

Wiener Schnitzel

88
Q

Hollandaise sauce with tarragon and vinegar added

A

Bearnaise sauce

89
Q

Tapioca root

90
Q

Indian bitter orange spice

91
Q

Japanese noodles

92
Q

English popover

A

Yorkshire pudding

93
Q

Source of caviar

94
Q

English “modest” pie

A

Humble pie

95
Q

Hungarian meat stew

96
Q

Mid-east processed wheat found in tabbouleh

A

Bulgur (wheat berries)

97
Q

Corn served with the hull and germ removed

98
Q

French leek and potato soup

A

Vichysoisse

99
Q

Japanese meat and vegetable dish

100
Q

“Tasty” spice

101
Q

Source of digitalis

102
Q

Hungarian spice

103
Q

German cabbage dish

A

Sauerkraut

104
Q

Jamaican multi-flavored spice

105
Q

German sausage

A

Knockwurst

106
Q

“Elastic” protein found in wheat

107
Q

Mid-eastern Bulgur wheat salad

108
Q

Italian “springtime” pasta

A

Pasta Primavera

109
Q

Flavoring sold in cloves

110
Q

French paste with goose liver

A

Paté de fois gras

111
Q

German pastry with apples - cherries and cheese

112
Q

Brunswick stew meat

113
Q

Red-leaf salad ingredient

114
Q

Greek salad cheese

115
Q

German pot roast marinated in vinegar

A

Sauerbraten

116
Q

East Indian spice

117
Q

Jewish meat pie

118
Q

Italian veal and ham dish

A

Saltimbocca

119
Q

Japanese mushroom

120
Q

Mexican tripe soup

121
Q

Chinese parsley or coriander leaves

122
Q

Mexican sausage

123
Q

Pennsylvania Dutch apple desert

A

Apple pan dowdy

124
Q

Praline nuts

125
Q

Pumpernickel grain

126
Q

Jewish stuffed egg pancake

127
Q

Pig intestines

A

Chitlins (chitterlings)

128
Q

Lens shaped legumes - high in protein

129
Q

Fried Squid

130
Q

Cajun stew with ham

131
Q

Scottish tea treat

132
Q

Italian corn meal pudding

Cultural Literacy (69 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions