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Provencal Cuisine

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : French Foods : Provencal Cuisine

Introduction:
"Here are some things about Provencal dishes and beverages that you might not know. I have tried everything but one! Good luck!"


1. Aioli, a classic Provencal dish cited in numerous books and films about the area, refers to what :
    Garlic bread
    Garlic mayonnaise with olive oil, served with poached salt cod, boiled vegetables, and hard boiled eggs.
    Roasted garlic cloves.
    Garlic anchovy dip served with celery and bread.


2. Pissaladiere, another typical dish from Provence is :
    a type of pizza crust topped with cooked onions, no tomato sauce and anchovies
    leek soup
    dandelion greens in salad
    pizza crust with anchovies and tomato sauce


3. What is Bouillabaisse?
    It is a minestrone like dish with pasta and basil seasoning in it
    It is a pea soup with bacon
    It is a fish soup only to be made with fish found near Marseille
    It is a fish soup without visible fish


4. Bouillabaisse is traditionally accompanied by :
    garlic flavored croutons and a strong garlic bright yellow mayonnaise called 'rouille'
    crushed olives on toast
    rice with squid
    eels


5. What are calissons?
    They are croissants filled with almond paste
    They are a puff pastry filled with spinach and meat from Aix-en-Provence
    They are a traditional hard biscuit with almonds, like 'biscotti'.
    They are lozenge shaped candies made with almonds and honey.


6. Ratatouille : which of the following is NOT true ?
    occasionally includes beef or pork.
    Includes tomatoes, eggplant, garlic, onions and olive oil.
    Is traditionally served in the summer
    the name is derived from 'to stir' or ' touiller' and has nothing to do with rats.


7. 'Barbajuan' is the name of a speciality that comes from the Riviera and Nice in particular. What is it ?
    cotton candy
    a doughnut or 'beignet' type sweet raised pastry
    a spinach type filling in a little rectangular pastry dough, fried
    a dough that is deep fried like a 'churros'


8. What are 'Pieds et paquets marseillais'?
    they are cow's feet in tomato based sauce
    they are sheep's feet (aka trotters) and stomachs in a tomato based sauce
    they are pig's feet in a tomato based sauce
    they are chicken's legs in a tomato based sauce.


9. 'Aigo boulido', which of the following statements is false ?
    it means 'garlic soup' in Provencal.
    it includes bay leaves, sage, parsley, thyme, and fennel as seasoning
    it includes several cloves of garlic as a seasoning to the broth
    it means 'boiled water' in Provencal


10. 'Pastis', the legendary drink of Provence in literature and films. Which of the following is not true ?
    it has a whitish yellow color when served
    it is distilled from anise
    it contains absinthe
    it is generally drunk diluted with water


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