FOOD, DRINKS, BRANDS, COMPANIES Flashcards
mixed drink with whiskey, lemon, sugar, and maybe egg white
Whiskey sour
Champagne named for father & son in law
Moet and Chandon
World’s largest broadline food distributor
Sysco
Memphis TN shipping corp
FedEx
Ginger ale made in Michigan
Vernor’s
Cajun smoked pork sausage
andouille
alcoholic mixed drink with a relatively large volume - tall glass of mixer
long drink or tall drink
“Think what we can do for you.”
Bank of America
Three letter crispy corn puffs cereal
Kix
salad consisting of tender mixed greens like arugula and chicory
mesclun
brandy dessert cocktail with cream
Brandy Alexander
potato-like fruit, food staple in tropics
breadfruit
strong-odored SE Asian fruit
durian
Founded as “The American Messenger Company”
UPS
North African sausage
merguez
Bread brand that sounds like gold
Orowheat
4 letter beans and Hispanic foods brand
Goya
Frozen pizza maker starting with D
DiGiorno
Cereal with bunny mascot
Trix
portion of upper crust that has touched another loaf while baking
kissing crust
Two word Spanish name canned vegetable brand
Del Monte
Alexander Graham Bell’s company
AT&T
fortified wine from white grapes grown in Jerez, Andalucia
sherry
the juniper-flavored traditional liquor in the Netherlands
jenever
liquor made from any type of maguey (agave)
mezcal
Tuna brand name for a bird
Chicken of the sea
cocktail with gin and vermouth, garnished with olive
dry martini
Aerospace company founded in Seattle
Boeing
cocktail with gin, apricot brandy and Calvados in equal amounts
Angel Face
Aerospace corp with Bethesda HQ
Lockheed Martin
______ Farm, NH-based yogurt company
Stonyfield Farm
Flavored Sparkling water with French name
Lacroix
liquor made from cognac and distilled orange
Grand Marnier
exposing foods to radiation to kill germs
irradiation
Tea brand based in London
Twining’s
type of herbal liqueur commonly consumed as digestif, often Italian
amaro - e.g. Fernet, Campari, Jagermeister
Animal named energy drink
Red Bull
cocktail with with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters
Manhattan
Bird condensed milk brand
Eagle Brand
Peanut butter and hazelnut
Nutella
thick creamy soup with a base of strained broth of shellfish or game
bisque
Yogurt with foil tops
Yoplait
fleshy edible red stalks
rhubarb
biblical king name for a large wine bottle
Jeroboam
Big 4 banks
JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo
shredded or finely cut veg and herbs, often garnish
chiffonade
brandy from South Africa
Pisco
deep-fried cornmeal ball
hushpuppy
Mexican beer with a ship anchor logo
Pacifico
to put oil, vinegar, salt or other toppings on vegetables
dressing
Rice brand no longer named for a relative
Ben’s
Toasted whole-grain oats ring cereal shaped like circles
Cheerios
Frozen waffle brand - playing on an ingredient
Eggo
Squeezable margarine brand
Parkay
Butter and milk round starts with a D
Darigold
a vinegared syrup with spirits, water, or carbonated water
shrub
Red spoon logo on baking products
Betty Crocker
Graham crackers with a Bee logo
Honey maid
Carbonated mineral water with Italian name
San Pellegrino
Flavored soda brand - F
Fanta
type of clear soup made from richly flavored stock that has been clarified by using egg whites to remove fat
consomme
polysaccharide produced by most green plants for energy storage - most common carbohydrate in human diet
starch
west African nut chewed as a stimulant
kola nut
Brand name for smooth and confident sounding soaps
Suave
stuffed filo pastry in central Europe/Asia
borek
Spanish cured and smoked sausage
Chorizo
semi-seedless, easy peeling citrus from China/Japan
satsuma
cocktail with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime
Cosmopolitan
Airline slogan “Going for great.”
American
Alliterative cosmetics lined aimed at teens, known for Lip Smackers lip balm
Bonne Bell
MC frozen foods
Marie Callender
red/orange fruit that looks like a tomato, used in East Asian cooking especially
persimmon
Frozen fish brand - V
Van de Camp
holy trinity in Cajun cuisine and Louisiana Creole cuisine
onions, bell peppers, and celery
Mediterranean fruit cultivated since ancient times, drought tolerant, fresh and dried
fig
Mass Greek yogurt brand
Chobani
Brazilian sugarcane liquor
cachaca
Residential chocolate chips
Nestlé toll House
Soft drink with green label
Sprite
often purple fruit with dusty-waxy coating
plum
Keurig coffee brand like Vermont
Green Mountain
coated with loosely cracked peppercorns and cooked, often steak
au poivre
American duck insurance company
Aflac
British financial risk-mitigation products firm
Aon - name from Gaelic word for “one”
Tea brand starts with Y
Yogi
alcohol found in plants, used as sugar substitute
Xylitol
Drugstore corp founded in Chicago
Walgreens
brandy from Charente region, twice distilled and aged in oak
cognac
Half tea, half lemonade
Arnold Palmer
known for “Welcome to the Human Network” slogan
Cisco
Nautical chocolate chip cookies
Chips ahoy
Ginger beer brand - R
Reed’s
“Your world. Delivered.”
AT&T
boiling food until soft but removing before fully cooked
parboiling
yellow East Asian melon
Korean melon
combo-cooking method of searing the food at high temp and then finishing it covered pot with liquid
braising
Peanuts and chocolate candy bar
Mr. good bar
Finance corp founded in China
AIG
German digestif with 56 herbs and spices
Jagermeister
cocktail with rum, citrus juice, and sugar
daiquiri
Healthcare conglomerate with Irving, TX HQ
McKesson Corporation
Fabric Sounding almond milk brand
Silk
Coffee brand that sounds like moss
Peet’s
Cookie barn with a barn logo
Pepperidge farm
Soft drink with red & green logo
Mountain Dew
Cereal with cinnamon sugar squares
Cinnamon toast crunch
23-flavor soft drink
Dr. Pepper
Oregon dairy company
Tillamook
Low-calorie soda using a gray/silver background
Diet Coke
Inventor of steel plow
John Deere
brandy from Gascony region, aged in oak barrels
Armagnac
tying meat or poultry with a string
trussing
SC ice cream
Skinny Cow
container holding water into which a dish is placed for slow cooking
bain marie
Swiss maker of Lindor truffles
Lindt
clear sauce, made by reducing clear stock (made from un-roasted bones) and thickened with a white roux
veloute (velvety)
Mayonnaise brand
Miracle whip
gently heat vegetables in oil to make tender and translucent
sweat
red Italian aperitif
Campari
tequila is made from ___
blue agave
Tater tots brand - two states
Ore-Ida
sauce or seasoning mix of parsley chopped with seasonings
persillade (French for parsley - persil)
Veggie burger brand B M
Beyond Meat
Italian red logo mass olive oil brand
Bertolli
Kind of apple that starts with G, 2 words
Granny Smith, Golden Delicious
Bread with the logo of man playing electric guitar
Dave’s killer bread
B baked bean brand
Bush’s
shrub with edible but sharply acidic berries, which people in many countries eat as a tart and refreshing fruit
barberry
Cream cheese maker
Philadelphia
two names for European “norwegian lobster”
scampi or langoustine
Red colored mass coffee brand
Folgers
generic name for heated ground grain cereal
porridge
dark brown, subtly spicy English fruit cup
Pimm’s (No. 1 and other varieties)
Oracle founder
Larry Ellison
robot-named automotive supplier
BorgWarner
best-selling rum brand
Bacardi
Nautical corn puffs brand
Pirate’s Booty
Tea drink brand that sounds like a mountain
Gold peak
Blue colored mass coffee brand
Maxwell House
Founded as “Only $1.00”
Dollar Tree
Vegetarian frozen foods
Amy’s
removing the central section of a fruit w seeds
coring
parsley salad with tomatoes and bulgure
tabbouleh
bacterium usually found in fermenting products like yogurt
lactobacillus
Frozen veggie brand - GG
Green Giant
cross between raspberry, blackberry, dewberry, loganberry
boysenberry
Sports drinks ade
Gatorade and Powerade
type of amaro often served with coffee
Fernet
H canned tomato brand
Hunts
Netherlands oil company
Royal Dutch Shell
Florida largest grocery store
Publix
water-soluble product of sugar fermentation used as a thickener
Xanthan gum
roasted or fried corn kernels
corn nuts
sauce made with butter, shallots and white wine/vinegar
beurre blanc
sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar, and rose water or orange flower water
orgeat syrup
cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini
hummus
Larry Ellison company
Oracle
Quick mixing flour for gravy
Wondra
Chips brand with yellow circle logo
Lay’s
orange Italian aperitif made with gentian, rhubarb
Aperol
softening or breaking into pieces using liquid or sugar, often fruit
macerating
Cup of Noodles maker
Nissin
Soft drink with red, white, & blue label
Pepsi
Hot cereal brand with a face on the logo
Quaker
Scotch island with nine distilleries
Islay (inner Hebrides)
Polish dish of deboned stuffed meat poached and served in aspic or jelly
Galantine
fishy aggregate fruit in American west
salmonberry
Washington-HQ discount store
Costco
Atlanta-HQ shipping company
UPS
Three letter peanut butter brand
Jif
100% whole grain chips - brand
Sun Chips
Ethiopian stew
wat
English speciality drink designed to be made into a long drink with addition of a soft drink, usually gin-based
fruit cup
“Like a good neighbor”
State Farm
high-fiber ancient grain, often wheat substitute though it has gluten
spelt
conglomerate that started as Canadian whisky distiller
Seagram’s
Cheese brand with a red cow logo
Laughing cow
Soft drink with lemon/lime label
Sprite
Root beer named for initials
A & W
hybrid of blackberry and raspberry
loganberry
Owns Ritz crackers brand
Nabisco
Healthy looking cereal brand, starts with K
Kashi
yellow fruit similar to apple and pear
quince
Yellow label coffee brand with Spanish name
Café bustelo
Female powdered hot chocolate brown
Swiss miss
Ice cream brand - 2 names
Ben & Jerry’s
Mexican drink of beer, lime juice, spices etc
Michelada
American tea brand that sounds large
Bigelow
egg poached in tomato sauce
shakshuka
whiskey from mash that contains at least 51% corn and aged in charred oak barrels
bourbon
Korean red chili paste
gochujang
vodka, ginger beer, and lime
Moscow Mule
aggregate fruit growing in boreal region, esp Scandinavia
cloudberry
“Sweet” NC conglomerate corp
Honeywell
Fermented popular drink
Kombucha
Pittsburgh aluminum company
Alcoa
berry grown in artificial bogs
cranberry
“A business of caring” slogan
Cigna
Colorado jar company
Ball Corporation
“Helping investors help themselves”
Charles Schwab
Honey flavored square cereal
Golden grahams
Malted milk ball candy
Whoppers
Cake flour named for a bird
Swans down
3-named pharmaceutical company in NYC
Bristol Myers Squibb
Cosmetics company founded around mascara
Maybelline
Name for frozen garlic bread
Texas toast
liquor made from blue agave
tequila, a type of mezcal
Alliterative flavored rice brand
Rice a roni
Champagne based in Reims, name sounds Jewish
Krug
rum, coconut, and pineapple
Pina Colada
Frozen breakfast brand - J D
Jimmy Dean
Vegetable shortening
Crisco
Brazilian oil company
Petrobras
flowering leguminous tree with pods that are powdered or used as chocolate substitute
carob
whiskey brand named for German immigrant
George Dickel
Wafers in milk chocolate (British)
Kit Kat
made without yeast
unleavened
Retailer started as discount division of the Dayton Company
Target
Irish lager named for instrument
Harp
Astronomical herbal tea brand
Celestial seasonings
clear liquor from fermented cereal grains or potato
vodka
mix of liquor and water with honey or sugar and herbs and spices, served hot
Toddy
New Brunswick, NJ pharmaceutical
Johnson & Johnson
Cocktail with vodka and tomato juice
Bloody Mary
sprinkled with breadcrumbs or cheese and browned
au gratin
Coconut candy with nuts
Almond Joy
Orange square crackers
Cheez-Its
East Asian rice porridge
congee
Antioxidant drink brand - 3 letters
Bai
Drambuie & Scotch whisky
Rusty Nail
Fortified & flavored water
Vitaminwater
gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water in tall glass
Tom Collins
ConocoPhillips spinoff
Phillips 66
deep-fried chickpea balls
falafel
Flavored seltzer With a bear in its logo
Polar
TX multilevel marketing cosmetics company
mary Kay
sausage made from liver
livewurst
Middle Eastern fried/baked meat/grain balls
kibbeh
Alliterative cat food brand
Fancy feast
Russian oil company
Gazprom
thick sauce made with fruit or vegetable puree, often a garnish
coulis
Multinational makeup store that allows customer testing
Sephora
“Get in the zone” car parts company
AutoZone
Chocolate bar - nice
Kinder
fish or meat marinated in acidic sauce, poached/fried and usually served cool
escabeche
Cereal with the tiger mascot
Frosted flakes
a Moroccan stew, named after the conical pot in which it is traditionally cooked or served
tagine
Woman’s name instant soup bowl
Annie Chun’s
Stephanie Courtney plays mascot for ___ insurance
Progressive
French dish of beef stewed in red burgundy wine
Beef bourgignon
fruit used for its clusters of red seeds, antioxidant
pomegranate
Cake roll brand with young girl mascot
Little Debbie
Italian cornmeal mush or porridge
polenta
Tortilla chip brand with cactus & donkey logo
Juanita’s
landscaping fruit similar to raspberry
thimbleberry
Indian fruit that bears a multiple fruit with green flesh
jackfruit
“The Investments Company for the World”
Bank of New York Mellon
Instant lunch noodle cup maker
Maruchan
finely sharpened or end removed, like end of a string bean
effiler
meat cooked slowly in its own fat
confit
Raffles Hotel cocktail
Singapore Sling
Logo is a straw coming out of the orange
Tropicana
South African tree, fruit used for beer and oil as well as food
marula
whisky named for an anglicisation of Lag a’ Mhuilinn, the Scottish Gaelic for hollow of the mill
Lagavulin
food produced from dried maize (corn) kernels that have been treated with lye or lime
hominy
fruit tree used in silk industry
mulberry
Prohibition meteorological gin cocktail
Damn The Weather
french term for egg
oeuf
traditional Provençal fish stew originating in the port city of Marseille
bouillabase
Korean stew
Jjigae
sesame seed paste
tahini
to coat wet or moist foods with dry ingredient before cooking
dredging
beat food with a mixer to incorporate air and produce volume
whip
Snack brand named for a summer month
Late July
Coffee brand - L C
La Colombe
whole herring split in butterfly fashion and salted or pickled
kipper
Champagne house with yellow label, founded by Madame in 1800s
Veuve Clicquot
Snack brand - bible pun
Garden of Eatin’
cocktail with with Prosecco and peach purée or nectar
Bellini
Korean side dishes
banchan
Cosmetics rivals who fought in War Paint
Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein
grass made into flour in Ethiopia/Eritrea
teff
Texas vodka brand
Tito’s
N.G. aerospace company
Northrup-Grumman
to heat liquid so it’s right about to boil
scald
Coconut candy with no nuts
Mounds
white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint
mojito
Japanese chicken skewer
Yakitori
Plant named licorice candy
Red vines
Rhyming pretzel brand
Rold Gold
Brand named for a region that makes pilaf and couscous
Near East
Nigerian soup of ground seeds
Ogbono soup
cocktail with cola, rum, often lime
Cuba libre
Royal charcoal briquette maker
Kingsford
100% whole-grain wheat waffle crackers
Triscuit
Friendly sounding coffee creamer brand
Coffee mate
cabbage used in East Asian cuisine
Napa cabbage
UK beer + cider drink
snakebite
“Where’s the beef?” famous ad for what company?
Wendy’s
SL frozen foods & bakery goods
Sara Lee
variety of orange named for region in Morocco
tangerine
separately priced items from a menu
a la carte
Broth maker
Swanson
bean used in Indian and East Asian cooking
mung bean
Chips brand with orange triangle logo
Doritos
French term for cured meats
charcuterie
E European or Jewish sausage or meat/grain stuffed intestine
kishka
Chinese stone fruit cultivated in Persia before going west
peach
Cereal mascot with white mustache and Blue hat
Cap’n Crunch
gin, peach bitters, and mint leaves
Derby
Pickle brand V
Vlasic
A traditional Algerian and Moroccan soup of Maghreb.
harira
Kenyan beer brand
Tusker
metal hydroxide obtained by leaching wood ashes, or a strong alkali.
lye
layered filo pastry with honey
baklava
Zero sugar flavored sparkling drink
Sparkling ice
Ice cream brand - starts with D
Dreyer’s
tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice, often with salt on the glass
margarita
Slogan “Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History.”
Amazon
fabric word for poking holes into the muscle of meat to tenderize it
Jacquarding
Rhode Island drugstore company
CVS Health
Italian almond liquor
amaretto
Chips brand named for its ridges
Ruffles
Ketchup maker
Heinz
Skinnier Oreos
Oreo thins
“Don’t Be Evil” Fortune 500 company
Alphabet Inc.
Chips named for a cooking vessel
Kettle brand
Charlotte HQed bank
Bank of America
Insurance slogan “We want you to know.”
Aetna
savory gelatin made with meat stock or broth
aspic
Big pet food brand P
Purina
Barbara’s bird cereal
Puffins
the original flavor base for Coke
kola nut
Celestial tuna brand
Starkist