Trivia Quiz: Gourmet Terms

Do you know the difference between fondant and fondue? Try this quiz to find out what the experts call your favourite food.

Question 1: What is oenology?

A: The study of wine-making
B: A wine-tasting gathering
C: A method for pressing olive oil
D: Study of the history of food

Question 2: Which of the following does a demi-glace traditionally contain?

A: Sugar
B: Wine
C: Stock
D: Butter

Question 3: Which is the closest in meaning to "macerate"?

A: Slice
B: Sautee
C: Sear
D: Marinate

Question 4: What part of a cooked bird is called the "pope's nose" or "parson's nose"?

A: Tail
B: Neck
C: Gizzard
D: Inside of the leg

Question 5: Which part of the fruit is called the "zest"?

A: The white part of the peel
B: The colored part of the peel
C: The entire peel
D: The very outside of the peeled fruit

Question 6: Where does isinglass come from?

A: Fruit
B: Sugar
C: Meat
D: Fish

Question 7: Which of these is a kind of frosting?

A: Fond
B: Fondant
C: Fondue
D: Fontina

Question 8: Which of the following, when layered, can the term "Neapolitan" refer to?

A: Ice cream
B: Gelatin
C: Cake
D: All of the above

Question 9: What are "pommes frites"?

A: Fried fish
B: French fries
C: A kind of fruit
D: Fried bread

Question 10: What does "hard sauce" traditionally accompany?

A: Steamed lobster
B: Fried fish
C: Plum pudding
D: Chocolate cake

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