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1
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Salad with a “kitchen” name
Greens with julienned meat & cheese

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CHEF SALAD

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Supposedly named for the Brown Derby’s owner Bob
“Chopped” salad, often with turkey, egg, cheese, or bacon

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COBB SALAD

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3
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Cheese named for a wisconsin town
Similar to cheddar

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COLBY

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4
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The two components of “cojack” cheese

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COLBY
MONTEREY JACK

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5
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French for “completed”
Clarified meat broth
For “carmen”, use tomato puree
For “madrilene”, use tomato juice

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CONSOMME

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Japanese “grilled bird”
Grilled chicken skewers

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YAKITORI

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Japanese “shiny grill”
Grilled/broiled meat with glaze of soy, sugar, & mirin/sake

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TERIYAKI

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8
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One-pot stir fry of meat & vegetables in soy sauce
Alternate title to the song “Ue o Muite Arukō”

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SUKIYAKI

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9
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Japanese “metal plate grill”
Restaurant type with tableside preparation

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TEPPENYAKI

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Sauce with citrus, mirin, soy, & bonito flakes

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PONZU

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Japanese “rice wine” (though closer to beer in fermentation)
Typically more alcohol and less sugar than mirin

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SAKE

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12
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Japanese melon liqueur
Name means “green”

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MIDORI

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13
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Yellow-green herbal liqueur made by French Carthusian monks

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CHARTREUSE

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14
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Gaelic for “the drink that satisfies”
Scotch whisky, heather honey, herbs & spices

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DRAMBUIE

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15
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Drambuie + Scotch

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RUSTY NAIL

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16
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Italian almond-flavoured liqueur (though often made with apricot pits)
DiSaronno, e.g.

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AMARETTO

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17
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Italian hazelnut liqueur
300 year old recipe from a monk
Name comes from Italian for “brother”
Bottle wears a cord

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FRANGELICO

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18
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Wormwood & anise spirit
Often enjoyed with sugar on a spoon
“The Green Fairy”
Legalized in the U.S. in 2007

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ABSINTHE

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19
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Scandinavian spirit
“Water of life”
Aalborg is one brand

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AKVAVIT
(AQUAVIT)

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20
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With Bronfman family, founded Canadian distillery

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SEAGRAM

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21
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Two ingredients in a 7 & 7

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SEAGRAM’S 7 CROWN WHISKEY
7UP

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22
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Beer + whiskey
Also an occupation & an Indiana school mascot

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BOILERMAKER

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23
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Butter substitute aka “oleo” (“oil”)
Invented by Hippolyte Mege-Mouries in 1869 for French army needs
Brands include Blue Bonnet, Chiffon, & Imperial

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MARGARINE

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24
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Margarine brand
“Everything’s better with ____ on it.”

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BLUE BONNET

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25
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Margarine brand.
“It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.”

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CHIFFON

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26
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Flatbread of Turkey, Iran, Armenia, & Azerbaijan

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LAVASH

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27
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Brewery in Pottsville, PA
Founded 1829

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YUENGLING

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28
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To cut into long, thin “matchsticks”
Sounds like a French woman’s name
Used for the meat in a chef’s salad, e.g.

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JULIENNE

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29
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Chocolate cake with chocolate icing & apricot jam layer in middle
Named for Vienna hotel/family

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SACHERTORTE

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30
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Country that Montrachet cheese is from

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FRANCE

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31
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Rolled or folded pizza dish
Named for a movie named for an Italian island/volcano

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STROMBOLI

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32
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Italian for “little moustaches”
Small penne noodles

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MOSTACCIOLI

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33
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Italian for “quills/feathers”
Tubular, slanted noodles
Sometimes served “alla vodka”

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PENNE

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34
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Italian for “grooms”
Tubular noodles
Often “baked” in a sauce

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ZITI

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35
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Italian for “ridged/furrowed”
Tubular, ridged pasta

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RIGATONI

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36
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Italian for “little sleeves”
Large pasta tubes, stuffed

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MANICOTTI

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37
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Peach schnapps & orange juice

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FUZZY NAVEL

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38
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2 main ingredients of a fuzzy navel

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PEACH SCHNAPPS
ORANGE JUICE

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39
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Vodka, Galliano, orange juice

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HARVEY WALLBANGER

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40
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Martini relative
Gin & dry vermouth garnished with an ONION rather than olive

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GIBSON

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41
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Yellow herbal italian liqueur
Used in a Harvey Wallbanger

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GALLIANO

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42
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Bourbon, sugar, water, ice, mint
Traditional drink at the Kentucky Derby

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MINT JULEP

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43
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Vodka + cranberry juice + lime wedge
(Cranberry juice is Massachusetts’ state drink)

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CAPE CODDER

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44
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Amaretto, orange juice, & soda
Sounds like a game

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BOCCE BALL

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45
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Champagne & orange juice, equal parts
Associated with brunch, air travel, & rail

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MIMOSA

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46
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Rum, lime juice, & sugar cane juice
“Punch” claimed by a Charleston, SC hotel but may actually be from Jamaica

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PLANTER’S PUNCH

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47
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Rum, lime juice, sugar/syrup, & ice
Named for an area of Cuba near Santiago
Can be strawberry, banana, or “pink” (grenadine)

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(FROZEN) DAIQUIRI

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48
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Rum, lime juice, & cola
Named for a Caribbean island

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CUBA LIBRE

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49
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“Capital” rum brand founded in 1934

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HAVANA CLUB

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50
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Cuban rum brand founded in 1862
Bat logo represents prosperity

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BACARDI

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51
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Citrus juice & peel spread
Name from the Portuguese for “quince jam”
Favourite of Paddington Bear
Describes the sky in a Beatles song

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MARMALADE

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52
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French Provencal spread with olives, capers, & anchovies

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TAPENADE

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53
Q

Beef tenderloin cut
Often prepared in Bearnaise sauce
Named for Vicomte Francois Rene, writer & statesman

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CHATEAUBRIAND

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54
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Purim cookies named for the holiday’s villain

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HAMANTASCHEN
(HAMAN)

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55
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Plum-apricot hybrid

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PLUOT

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56
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Italian, “foam”
Ice cream
Layered, with fruit & nuts

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SPUMONI

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57
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Crookneck is a variety of this alliterative gourd

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SUMMER SQUASH

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58
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Chicken dish that celebrates Napoleon’s victory in a battle of 1800

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CHICKEN MARENGO

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59
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Pungent root vegetable
Varieties include watermelon and daikon

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RADISH

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60
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White radish with Japanese name

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DAIKON

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61
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Root vegetable
White carrot relative

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PARSNIP

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62
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Larger, yellower relative of the turnip

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RUTABAGA

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63
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Orange taproot of the parsley family

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CARROT

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64
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Salad dressing from San Francisco
Named for 1920s play
Chive, parsley, & tarragon
Alliterative & “colourful”

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GREEN GODDESS

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65
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“100% vegetable juice” created by W. G. Peacock in 1933
Owned by Campbell’s
Has a Spicy Hot version
Tomato, celery, carrot, spinach, watercress, beet, lettuce, & parsley
“Should’ve had a…”

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V8

66
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Thick parsley herb sauce from Argentina
Used with grilled meat

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CHIMICHURRI

67
Q

Spicy fermented/pickled radish/cabbage dish from Korea

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KIMCHI

68
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Kind of wheat
Used in tabbouleh

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BULGUR

69
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From Arabic
Middle Eastern crushed bulgur salad with tomato, parsley, oil, and lemon juice

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TABBOULEH

70
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Pasta wheat
From Latin, “hard”
Ground into semolina

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DURUM

71
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Ground durum wheat
used to make pasta and couscous

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SEMOLINA

72
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North African steamed semolina dish
Served with hot harissa sauce

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COUSCOUS

73
Q

From Quechua
Andean “Supergrain”
Complete protein

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QUINOA

74
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White kidney beans
Sounds like a pasta

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CANNELLINI

75
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Italian pasta
“Tubes” or “large reeds”
Sounds like kidney beans

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CANNELLONI

76
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Sicilian dessert
Fried pastry tube filled with ricotta, possibly also chocolate or fruit
The Godfather - “Leave the gun, take the ____”

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CANNOLI

77
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French
Carrot, celery, & onion sauteed in butter

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MIREPOIX

78
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Cereal
Italian, “flour”

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FARINA

79
Q

1st “lite” beer
“Tastes great, less filling”

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MILLER LITE

80
Q

“Champagne of beers”
Since 1903

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MILLER HIGH LIFE

81
Q

Greek anise-flavoured liqueur/aperitif
Barbayanni and Aphrodite are brands

A

OUZO

82
Q

Greek wine with pine resin
Turpentine-like

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RETSINA

83
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Cognac/whiskey/bourbon + absinthe/Pernod + sugar + Peychaud’s bitters
Originated in New Orleans

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SAZERAC

84
Q

Stout (usually Guinness) plus wine (usually champagne)
Dark fabric

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BLACK VELVET

85
Q

Fortified wine named for Sicilian town
Used to make a veal or chicken dish
Used in zabaglione

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MARSALA

86
Q

French anise aperitif
Created when absinthe was banned

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PERNOD (RICARD)

87
Q

Named for New Orleans bartender Henry
Gin, cream, egg white, lime juice

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RAMOS FIZZ

88
Q

Aka “green onion” or “spring onion”
Immature or mild allium

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SCALLION

89
Q

Flavoured like licorice/fennel/tarragon
Used in sambuca, ouzo, & absinthe

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ANISE
or ANISEED

90
Q

Chinese plant similar in flavour to fennel or licorice
Named for shape and similarity to a mediterranean herb

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STAR ANISE

91
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Often a garnish
Mentioned in “Scarborough Fair” with sage, rosemary, & thyme
“… is gharsley” - 3-word Nash poem
Family of carrot, parsnip, hemlock, dill, fennel, anise, celery, caraway, coriander, cumin

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PARSLEY

92
Q

Fungus that converts carbohydrates (sugars) to CO2 and alcohol

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YEAST

93
Q

Fleischmann has sold this organism for baking since 1870

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YEAST

94
Q

Process catalyzed by zymase
Converts carbohydrates to alcohol & CO2

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FERMENTATION

95
Q

Biological leavener
Cold bottom-fermenting produce lagers
Warm top-fermenting produce ales
Used in bread, kombucha, beer

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YEAST

96
Q

Sour beet soup of Eastern Europe
Hot or cold
Often served with sour cream
“Belt” in the Catskills

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BORSCHT

97
Q

Italian dessert beverage
Egg yolk, sugar, and Marsala wine, whisked into a frothy custard

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ZABAGLIONE

98
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Upside-down cooked tart with caramelized apples
Created by sisters at their hotel

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TARTE TATIN

99
Q

Chicken or veal served with lemon juice, butter, and capers

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PICCATA

100
Q

Gin, egg white, lemon juice, & grenadine (which gives it its colour)
Also an apple variety and a Grease gang

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PINK LADY

101
Q

Name means “strained pineapple”
Rum, coconut, & pineapple
Mentioned in the subtitle of “Escape” (1979)

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PINA COLADA

102
Q

A pina colada with vodka in lieu of rum

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CHI CHI

103
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Peruvian (or Chilean) brandy used in a “sour” cocktail

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PISCO

104
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Lemon/lime juice, syrup, egg white, bitters, and a Peruvian/Chilean brandy

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PISCO SOUR

105
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Dutch beer est. 1870
Acquired by Heineken in 1968
Named for a river

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AMSTEL

106
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Dutch lager (or “Pilsener”) est. 1873 by Gerard
Green bottle with a red star
Heiress Charlaine is now the richest person in the Netherlands
Acquired Amstel in 1968
Now has an “Experience” in Amsterdam

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HEINEKEN

107
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A top-fermented ale that’s dark, dry, and strong
e.g. Guinness
Also means “heavyset” or “resolute”

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STOUT

108
Q

A pale/light lager served in a tall, tapered glass
e.g. Tuborg
Named for a Czech city

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PILSENER

109
Q

Indian rice variety
Aromatic
From Hindi, “Queen of Fragrance”

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BASMATI

110
Q

Named for a Louisville, Kentucky hotel
Open-face turkey, ham, & bacon sandwich with a Mornay sauce

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HOT BROWN

111
Q

Bechamel sauce with cheese
Used on a hot brown and florentine dishes

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MORNAY

112
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Dish such as eggs with spinach and a Mornay sauce
Or a chocolate dipped biscuit
Named for an Italian city

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FLORENTINE

113
Q

From Japanese, for “Japanese cow”
Cuts of beef such as Kobe

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WAGYU

114
Q

Beef named for a city in Hyogo
Wagyu steak from well-treated cows
Well-marbled

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KOBE BEEF

115
Q

Bread made with egg & butter
Fluffy & rich
French
Made “a tete”

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BRIOCHE

116
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From German “Kuchen”
French savory egg tart/pie
Often with cheese
“Real Men Don’t Eat” it per a 1982 title

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QUICHE

117
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Quiche with bacon
From northeast France

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QUICHE LORRAINE

118
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Yiddish, “stuffed”
Ground carp/whitefish/pike with egg & matzo

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GEFILTE

119
Q

Mardi Gras treat with a plastic baby inside

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KING CAKE

120
Q

Herb with a licorice-like flavour
Used in Bearnaise sauce & Green Goddess dressing
From “dragon”; in French, “estragon”

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TARRAGON

121
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Sauce of butter, egg yolk, vinegar, & tarragon
Used on Veal Oscar & Chateaubriand

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BEARNAISE

122
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Supposedly named for Swedish king
Veal with Bearnaise or Hollandaise, crab meat, & white asparagus

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VEAL OSCAR

123
Q

Name from Japanese
Tea fermented with yeast & bacteria

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KOMBUCHA

124
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German, “lion’s brew”
One of Munich’s “big 6” brewers

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LOWENBRAU

125
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“Premium” lager from Anheuser-Busch, since 1896

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MICHELOB

126
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“King of Beers”
Recipe includes rice, as well as beechwood aging
Represented by Clydesdales (since 1933), frogs (in a Superbowl ad), Spuds Mackenzie, and sponsored Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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BUDWEISER

127
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Consistently America’s best-selling beer

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BUD(WEISER) LIGHT

128
Q

Balkan plum brandy

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SLIVOVITZ

129
Q

California-based soda
Named for a northern California mountain
It “Hasta be…”

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SHASTA

130
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Chinese beer brand named for a city in Shantung
Popular in USA
Official domestic beer of the 2008 Beijing Olympics

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TSINGTAO

131
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Scottish pudding
Sheep organs cooked in stomach
“Chieftain o’ the pudding race” - Robert Burns

A

HAGGIS

132
Q

From the Greek for “turn”
Spit-roasted lamb in a pita with tzatziki
Similar to shawarma

A

GYRO

133
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Greek, “skewer”
Marinated lamb, skewered & grilled

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SOUVLAKI

134
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Greek dish
Layers of ground beef & eggplant topped with bechamel (white sauce)

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MOUSSAKA

135
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Greek sauce of yoghurt, cucumber, & herbs

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TZATZIKI

136
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Arabic, “pepper”
Deep-fried ground chickpea (or fava) patties (or fritters) often served in a pita with tahini

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FALAFEL

137
Q

Arabic, “chickpea”
Dip made of chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, and lemon
Sabra is a popular brand

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HUMMUS

138
Q

Arabic, “pampered daddy”
Dip made of eggplant, tahini, olive oil, and lemon

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BABA GHANOUJ

139
Q

Ground sesame paste used in Middle Eastern cooking
Component of hummus & baba ghanouj

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TAHINI

140
Q

Thick Japanese wheat noodle, often served in soup

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UDON

141
Q

Thin Japanese buckwheat noodle, served hot or cold

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SOBA

142
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“National” dish
Greens, poultry, crunch (e.g. nuts, noodles, wonton skins) & sometimes mandarin oranges

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CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD

143
Q

German for “cake”
Possible root of “quiche”

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KUCHEN

144
Q

Hulled grain kernels, usually of buckwheat or oats
Rhymes with oats

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GROATS

145
Q

Word from Yiddish
Think pancake filled with cheese and/or fruit

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BLINTZ

146
Q

Russian buckwheat pancake
Often served with sour cream or caviar

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BLINI

147
Q

Italian
Means “thick soup” (from “that which is served”)
Veggies, beans, and pasta or rice

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MINESTRONE

148
Q

Scotch, sweet vermouth, & bitters
Also called a “Scotch Manhattan”
Created in 1894 in New York for the opening of an operetta about a Scottish outlaw

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ROB ROY

149
Q

From Latin, “elderberry”
Clear Italian anise-flavoured liqueur
May be served “con la mosca” (“with flies”), meaning coffee beans

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SAMBUCA

150
Q

Danish beer
Copenhagen-based
Jutland horse mascots

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CARLSBERG

151
Q

Bourbon brand from Kentucky
Named for a Washington Irving character

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PAPPY VAN WINKLE

152
Q

Ottoman pastry
Layers of phyllo, nuts, & honey

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BAKLAVA

153
Q

Greek pastry
Phyllo, cheese, & spinach pie

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SPANAKOPITA

154
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Thin unleavened pastry of Middle East & Balkan cuisine
Means “leaf” in Greek

A

PHYLLO
FILO

155
Q

Poached egg, artichoke, creamed spinach, & Hollandaise
Created in New Orleans
Named for French dramatist Victorien

A

EGGS SARDOU

156
Q

“Semi-soft” sweet of sugar, butter, & milk
Also means “cheat” or “alter”

A

FUDGE

157
Q

Edible bud, usually pickled
Also means a crime or antic

A

CAPER

158
Q

Burger with Swiss cheese and onions on rye bread

A

PATTY MELT

159
Q

Indian cheese
Often used in saag

A

PANEER

160
Q

American brand
Makes matzo, kosher wine, and other Jewish foods

A

MANISCHEWITZ

161
Q

2 words, 4 letters each
Carbonated water
Used in egg cream, wine spritzer, Tom Collins, Gin Fizz, rickey, Bocce Ball, mojito

A

CLUB SODA

162
Q

Carbonated water
Comes from spring water from the town of Selters in Hesse, Germany

A

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