1. Name three Italian cheeses.

Uh...parmesian? that's one..

2. What are "petit pois?"

little something or others

3. What ingredients would you use to make a Bechamel sauce?

no idea
4. Venison is meat from a ____?

Deer! Not that one was easy!

5. Sherry is traditionally made in which country?

I made a Sherry once and it was right here in the good ole US of A
6. What is a "Mirapois" of vegetables?

a bunch of 'em?

7. Sushi usually has an outer casing of _______?

Some kind of sea weed or something gross like that.

8. Parma ham comes from where?

Parma pigs of course!

9. What is the world's biggest selling beer?

Bud?

10. What is Pancetta?

a cheese?
11. Where did the hamburger originate from?

Athens, Texas of course!

12. Chocolate comes from the ______bean.

coca

13. Is a Tandoori a meal or a receptacle?

not a clue

14. What is a barbeque called in South Africa?

a barbi?

15. Dried, salted cod is known in many countries as ______?

yuck, nothing better to eat.


16. Calamari is another name for cooked _____?

squid!

17. What are the ingredients for "Dim sung"?

Dim veggies I suppose....

18. What is a Durian fruit?

er...a gay guy from Duria?


19. Where does vanilla come from?

a bean!

20. What are the two main ingredients of a "Bloody Mary?"

vodka & 'mater juice!

1. Name three Italian cheeses.
asiago, parmigiana, mozzarella?
2. What are "petit pois?"
peas?
3. What ingredients would you use to make a Bechamel sauce?
Yeah, no idea
4. Venison is meat from a ____?
Deer!
5. Sherry is traditionally made in which country?
Spain. (Thanks to a friend of mine who just got back)
6. What is a "Mirapois" of vegetables?
finely chopped veggies
7. Sushi usually has an outer casing of _______?
seaweed
8. Parma ham comes from where?
Italy!
9. What is the world's biggest selling beer?
I don't know, but it should be Guinness.
10. What is Pancetta?
Italian bacon (There's lots of stuff from Italy on here.)
11. Where did the hamburger originate from?
the cow?
12. Chocolate comes from the ______bean.
cocoa
13. Is a Tandoori a meal or a receptacle?
since this is about food, I'm guessing a meal
14. What is a barbeque called in South Africa?
tasty?
15. Dried, salted cod is known in many countries as ______?
dry and disgusting?
16. Calamari is another name for cooked _____?
squid! (I learned this in Italy as well)
17. What are the ingredients for "Dim sung"?
I don't know, but then, I don't like dim sung.
18. What is a Durian fruit?
something I've never heard of
19. Where does vanilla come from?
a bean
20. What are the two main ingredients of a "Bloody Mary?"
vodka and tomato juice (and a stick of celery)

How'd I do?

Let's see... about the only ones I THINK I know are:

*Chocolate comes from the cacao bean
*Vanilla comes from the vanilla bean (?)
*Pancetta is a sort of bacon
*The hamburger originated in Germany (?)

Best selling beer...ummm...Heineken? (or Dos Equis lager...lol).


Wow, I didn't know alot of these...

1. Name three Italian cheeses. Mozzarella, parmesan, gorgonzola
2. What are "petit pois?" Anchovies?
3. What ingredients would you use to make a Bechamel sauce? Butter, Chocolate and ?
4. Venison is meat from a ____? Deer, Elk,
5. Sherry is traditionally made in which country? Spain
6. What is a "Mirapois" of vegetables? No Clue.
7. Sushi usually has an outer casing of _______? Seaweed. Since sushi jsut means that it is rice and soy
8. Parma ham comes from where? Italy
9. What is the world's biggest selling beer? Budwieser
10. What is Pancetta? Bacon of the italian type
11. Where did the hamburger originate from? Hamburg, Germany
12. Chocolate comes from the ______bean. Cacao b ean
13. Is a Tandoori a meal or a receptacle? Meal
14. What is a barbeque called in South Africa? Unknown
15. Dried, salted cod is known in many countries as ______? Not Lutefisk since that requires lye.
16. Calamari is another name for cooked _____? Squid
17. What are the ingredients for "Dim sung"? Plum sauce, meat or veggie filled dumplings.
18. What is a Durian fruit? A fruit SOOO very stinky that it is not allowed in most hotels in SE asia. (Worse than skunk acoording to a friend)
19. Where does vanilla come from? The vanilla bean native to the east indies
20. What are the two main ingredients of a "Bloody Mary?" Vodka and tomato juice

I'm posting straight into comments without peeking!lol!

If I get five right I'll be lucky!!


1. Name three Italian cheeses. Provolone,
2. What are "petit pois?" small peas
3. What ingredients would you use to make a Bechamel sauce? No idea!
4. Venison is meat from a ____? Deer
5. Sherry is traditionally made in which country? Italy
6. What is a "Mirapois" of vegetables? Stewed - guessing!
7. Sushi usually has an outer casing of _______? Seaweed
8. Parma ham comes from where? No idea!
9. What is the world's biggest selling beer? Heineken
10. What is Pancetta? Something pan fried? or maybe some type of meal?
11. Where did the hamburger originate from? Hamburg! ! I have no clue!
12. Chocolate comes from the ______bean. Cocoa bean
13. Is a Tandoori a meal or a receptacle? Meal - Indian I think!
14. What is a barbeque called in South Africa? Bar b cue I know this but forgot!
15. Dried, salted cod is known in many countries as ______? Salt Fish That's what we call it in Jamaica
16. Calamari is another name for cooked _____? Snail
17. What are the ingredients for "Dim sung"? Flour (or dough) and meat for filling
18. What is a Durian fruit? A weird looking green spiky fruit grown on a tree and it smells bad but taste good! Never ate it!
19. Where does vanilla come from? Not sure....
20. What are the two main ingredients of a "Bloody Mary?" Tomato and tabasco sauce? I've never had it, don't know!

1. Name three Italian cheeses.  Pecorino,  Parmesean, and Fochectina
2. What are "petit pois?" Small ???
3. What ingredients would you use to make a Bechamel sauce? Milk, flour and butter
4. Venison is meat from a ____?  Deer
5. Sherry is traditionally made in which country?  France?
6. What is a "Mirapois" of vegetables? Celery, Onion,  and Carrots
7. Sushi usually has an outer casing of _______?  Sea Weed
8. Parma ham comes from where? Panama??
9. What is the world's biggest selling beer?  Budweiser
10. What is Pancetta? bread of some kind?
11. Where did the hamburger originate from?  my favorite sandwich and I can't remember the answer
12. Chocolate comes from the ______bean.  Cocoa
13. Is a Tandoori a meal or a receptacle?  A meal I'd have to guess
14. What is a barbeque called in South Africa?  No idea
15. Dried, salted cod is known in many countries as ______  ???
16. Calamari is another name for cooked _____?  Octopus
17. What are the ingredients for "Dim sung"?  Rice and vegies?
18. What is a Durian fruit?  wow,  don't know this either!
19. Where does vanilla come from?  A bean
20. What are the two main ingredients of a "Bloody Mary?"  Gin and tomato juice?

For the life of me couldn't remember any of the cheeses! And didn't remember about the vanilla being from a bean!! As for the Bloody Mary...that I've never had...not my type of drink! Oh yeah, Squid, not snail! Duhhh!!

K Ad, I was really quivering to go on Google, fill in the answers will ya!

1. Name three Italian cheeses. Parmesan, Romano, Asiago

2. What are "petit pois?" I think they're peas, if I 'member my French. Small ones at that

3. What ingredients would you use to make a Bechamel sauce? The embryonic sac of a manatee and the tusk of a narwhal

4. Venison is meat from a ____? Deer

5. Sherry is traditionally made in which country? France?

6. What is a "Mirapois" of vegetables? I can't even think of a good smart aleck answer for this one.

7. Sushi usually has an outer casing of _______? Seaweed

8. Parma ham comes from where? Parma. Duh

9. What is the world's biggest selling beer? Colt 45

10. What is Pancetta? A fat chick I tapped at Lover's Lane back in the 80's

11. Where did the hamburger originate from? Disputed -- Seymour, WI is one of the claimants, hamburg Germany is another

12. Chocolate comes from the ______bean. cacao

13. Is a Tandoori a meal or a receptacle? A meal of Indian origin

14. What is a barbeque called in South Africa? I got nothing

15. Dried, salted cod is known in many countries as ______? bait

16. Calamari is another name for cooked _____? squid

17. What are the ingredients for "Dim sung"? goat milk and platypus claw.

18. What is a Durian fruit? A fruit from the small but noble country of Duria

19. Where does vanilla come from? the vanilla bean or Haagen Daaz, can't remember which

20. What are the two main ingredients of a "Bloody Mary?" v8 juice and vodka

Oh now I remember,  after re-reading one of your blog posts,  what a South African barbeque is  

but I ain't tellin!

C'mon guys, no one knows the proper name for the outer casing of (some) sushi?

NORI!!

(Yummy, even by itself!)

Gee guys, there are few foodies amongst you all. I think no-one has gotten ten out of twenty yet. What about Doc G? Keep at it. Answers on May Day.

1. Name three Italian cheeses - Mozerella, Gorgonzola, Parmesan

2. What are "petit pois?" - no idea

3. What ingredients would you use to make a Bechamel sauce? - erm, cheese, maybe cream, erm spices, stock... Bechamel is a white sauce and has many different recipes, depending on what you want to use it for

4. Venison is meat from a ____? - deer

5. Sherry is traditionally made in which country? - erm, England

6. What is a "Mirapois" of vegetables? - I'm not French

7. Sushi usually has an outer casing of _______? - seaweed

8. Parma ham comes from where? - Parma

9. What is the world's biggest selling beer? - Heineken

10. What is Pancetta? - type of Italian bacon

11. Where did the hamburger originate from? - America

12. Chocolate comes from the __________ bean. - cocoa

13. Is a Tandoori a meal or a receptacle? - A tandoor is the receptacle and tandoori is a meal cooked in it.

14. What is a barbeque called in South Africa? - BBQ

15. Dried, salted cod is known in many countries as ______? - poor excuse for a fish meal?

16. Calamari is another name for cooked _____? - squid

17. What are the ingredients for "Dim sung"? - vegetables, meat, erm...

18. What is a Durian fruit? - the world's worst smelling fruit; looks a little like a papaya

19. Where does vanilla come from? - a plant

20. What are the two main ingredients of a "Bloody Mary?" - vodka and tomato juice

I have to comment after reading so many answers that say vanilla comes from a bean. If by bean, you mean pod, well technically, you're correct. But how many of you knew the plant is actually a variety of orchid and each flowering plant only grows one pod, which are then harvested.

Gee thanks Cliffy! (JOKING!    )

1. Name three Italian cheeses.
parmesan, romano, asiago

2. What are "petit pois?"
something small - i don't know

3. What ingredients would you use to make a Bechamel sauce?
don't know that one either

4. Venison is meat from a ____?
deer

5. Sherry is traditionally made in which country?
England

6. What is a "Mirapois" of vegetables?
all my hours watching food network and top chef have done me no good

7. Sushi usually has an outer casing of _______?
seaweed

8. Parma ham comes from where?
Italy

9. What is the world's biggest selling beer?
Budweiser

10. What is Pancetta?
pork, bacon that isn't smoked maybe

11. Where did the hamburger originate from?
U.S. or Germany

12. Chocolate comes from the ______bean.
cocoa

13. Is a Tandoori a meal or a receptacle?
meal

14. What is a barbeque called in South Africa?
yummy?


15. Dried, salted cod is known in many countries as ______?
gross

16. Calamari is another name for cooked _____?
squid

17. What are the ingredients for "Dim sung"?
chinese stuff

18. What is a Durian fruit?
don't know

19. Where does vanilla come from?
a vanilla bean

20. What are the two main ingredients of a "Bloody Mary?"
tomato juice and vodka