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Food In Italy

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Food In Italy game quiz
"There's no doubt that Italian cuisine is one of the greatest cuisines in the world. For many foodstuffs the Italian name has also become the international name. Some terms are less widely known. See how thorough your knowledge is."

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1. What is 'panna cotta' in Italian cuisine?
    wholemeal bread
    a one-pan dish
    a dessert
    a loaf of bread


2. What do you get when you order 'maiale' in an Italian restaurant?
    lamb
    pork
    veal
    horsemeat


3. What does the word cinghiale refer to in an Italian menu?
    wild boar
    tender milk-fed lamb
    wild onions
    prickly pears


4. What will an antipasto never include ?
    salumi.
    peperoni.
    carciofi.
    pasta


5. Which of these is turkey?
    fagiano
    tacchino
    oca
    anatra


6. Which of these is often a soup rather than a pasta?
    pasta e fagioli.
    penne all'arrabiata.
    pappardelle.
    pastasciutta


7. Which of these is a type of rice?
    fregola
    stracotto
    al dente
    arborio


8. Which of these foodstuffs was brought back from the Americas by Cristoforo Colombo ?
    farro (spelt)
    cavolo nero (black cabbage)
    fico d'India (a prickly pear)
    maize for making polenta


9. What is the origin of the name Pizza Margherita?
    it was originally made with margarine
    the pizzaiolo who invented it had a girlfriend of that name
    after some Queen Margherita
    it looks like a daisy


10. What are grissini?
    a dolce or sweet
    a type of salsiccie (sausages)
    thin sticks of crispy bread
    a type of pasta


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