So Ad do you cook or just eat? I thought I would do better because I like watching cooking shows too. But I have to say that my taste is more the casual food shows than the fancy ones.

1. Parmesan, Romano, Provolone
2. Small peas - or green peas to us Americans
3. What is Bechamel sauce?
4. Deer
5. France
6. Mixture
7. Seaweed
8. Italy
9. LowenBrau
10.Deli meat
11.Germany (Hamburg)
12.Cocoa
13.Meal (Indian)
14.Food
15.Kipper
16.Squid
17.Sum ting?
18.Fruit from the Durian Tree
19.Vanilla Bean
20.Vodka - Tomato Juice

What about Doc G? Keep at it. Answers on May Day.

I just answered (before reading the answers).  I am afraid my expertise on food is tasting it!

I'm a "foodie" so most of these are easy:

1. Name three Italian cheeses. - Just three?  Asiago, Ricotta, Romano
2. What are "petit pois?" - Tiny peas
3. What ingredients would you use to make a Bechamel sauce?- Roux (flour and fat), cream, stock and sometimes seasonings like basil, garlic or onion
4. Venison is meat from a ____? - Deer...ick
5. Sherry is traditionally made in which country? - I'm pretty sure it's from Spain
6. What is a "Mirapois" of vegetables?- Is that supposed to be Mirepoix?  It's Onion, carrots and celery- not to be confused with "the trinity" which is onion, green pepper and celery.
7. Sushi usually has an outer casing of _______?- Nori seaweed.  You can buy it in convenient little sheets to make your own rolls!
8. Parma ham comes from where?  -Parma.  Is that a trick question?  Parma is in Italy.
9. What is the world's biggest selling beer? - Not sure on that one....Guiness?
10. What is Pancetta? - Italian bacon (salt cured pork belly)
11. Where did the hamburger originate from? - Another one I'll have to guess: Russia (thinking of steak tartare here and the Mongols...)
12. Chocolate comes from the ______bean. - cacao
13. Is a Tandoori a meal or a receptacle?- It's a meal which is cooked in a Tandoor.
14. What is a barbeque called in South Africa? - Another one I'm not sure about....braa?  (sp)
15. Dried, salted cod is known in many countries as ______? - Have no idea.  All I can think of is klippfisk..but I think that might be a recipe versus an actual term
16. Calamari is another name for cooked _____?- squid
17. What are the ingredients for "Dim sung"?- depends on what kind you want to make.   
18. What is a Durian fruit?- Some sort of Asian fruit?
19. Where does vanilla come from?- Vanilla bean
20. What are the two main ingredients of a "Bloody Mary?" - Vodka and tomato juice

What a great response. Answers tomorrow!

Okay, answers as promised:
1. Parmesan, mascarpone, Peccorino, Asiago, Ricotta,mozzarella, provolone, romano etc, etc
2.Small peas.
3. Basics: Flour, milk and butter.
4. Deer or antelope.
5. Spain, of course.
6. I am reliably informed that it consists of onions, carrots and celery.
7. Nori seaweed.
8.Parma ham comes from Parma in Italy, a region also known for Parmesan cheese.
9. Experts differ. It is either Budweiser, Heineken or Carlsberg.
10. Cured Italian bacon.
11. Originally from Russia but named after Hamburg in Germany.
12. The coca bean.
13. A Tandoori is a meal cooked in an Indian clay pot called a Tandoor. It may consist of various types of meat.
14. A Braai . And Karma was one letter short of the answer!
15. Bacalau, bacalhau and other variations.
16. Squid.
17. The main ingredient is dumplings made from flour. It is served with many additional extras.
18. The Durian fruit, sometimes known as the Jackfruit, is a spiky, papaya-sized fruit grown in tropical climates. It has a disgusting smell and a delicious sweet flavour!
19. Vanilla is a pod found on the plant vanilla planifolia, a type of orchid grown mainly in Mexico and Madagascar. One plant produces one pod and that is why it is so expensive. Thank you Maso!
20. A Bloody Mary has two main ingredients: Vodka and tomato juice.

Our JU foody award for May (and until the next quiz), is Karmagirl! Well done.

Okay, answers as promised:
1. Parmesan, mascarpone, Peccorino, Asiago, Ricotta,mozzarella, provolone, romano etc, etc
2.Small peas.
3. Basics: Flour, milk and butter.
4. Deer or antelope.
5. Spain, of course.
6. I am reliably informed that it consists of onions, carrots and celery.
7. Nori seaweed.
8.Parma ham comes from Parma in Italy, a region also known for Parmesan cheese.
9. Experts differ. It is either Budweiser, Heineken or Carlsberg.
10. Cured Italian bacon.
11. Originally from Russia but named after Hamburg in Germany.
12. The coca bean.
13. A Tandoori is a meal cooked in an Indian clay pot called a Tandoor. It may consist of various types of meat.
14. A Braai . And Karma was one letter short of the answer!
15. Bacalau, bacalhau and other variations.
16. Squid.
17. The main ingredient is dumplings made from flour. It is served with many additional extras.
18. The Durian fruit, sometimes known as the Jackfruit, is a spiky, papaya-sized fruit grown in tropical climates. It has a disgusting smell and a delicious sweet flavour!
19. Vanilla is a pod found on the plant vanilla planifolia, a type of orchid grown mainly in Mexico and Madagascar. One plant produces one pod and that is why it is so expensive. Thank you Maso!
20. A Bloody Mary has two main ingredients: Vodka and tomato juice.

Our JU foody award for May (and until the next quiz), is Karmagirl! Well done.

Okay, answers as promised:
1. Parmesan, mascarpone, Peccorino, Asiago, Ricotta,mozzarella, provolone, romano etc, etc
2.Small peas.
3. Basics: Flour, milk and butter.
4. Deer or antelope.
5. Spain, of course.
6. I am reliably informed that it consists of onions, carrots and celery.
7. Nori seaweed.
8.Parma ham comes from Parma in Italy, a region also known for Parmesan cheese.
9. Experts differ. It is either Budweiser, Heineken or Carlsberg.
10. Cured Italian bacon.
11. Originally from Russia but named after Hamburg in Germany.
12. The coca bean.
13. A Tandoori is a meal cooked in an Indian clay pot called a Tandoor. It may consist of various types of meat.
14. A Braai . And Karma was one letter short of the answer!
15. Bacalau, bacalhau and other variations.
16. Squid.
17. The main ingredient is dumplings made from flour. It is served with many additional extras.
18. The Durian fruit, sometimes known as the Jackfruit, is a spiky, papaya-sized fruit grown in tropical climates. It has a disgusting smell and a delicious sweet flavour!
19. Vanilla is a pod found on the plant vanilla planifolia, a type of orchid grown mainly in Mexico and Madagascar. One plant produces one pod and that is why it is so expensive. Thank you Maso!
20. A Bloody Mary has two main ingredients: Vodka and tomato juice.

Our JU foody award for May (and until the next quiz), is Karmagirl! Well done.

Sorry about the repeats but my feed has slowed to walking pace!

And thanks to shovel for trying Sherry, Durian, Dim sung (great girl), in the back of his 1953 Chrysler.

Shovel, I mean it in jest but you are the greatest!

Woo Hoo!  I can't wait for the next one!  Hehe

When's dinner?