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Quiz about Bavarian Delights
Quiz about Bavarian Delights

Bavarian Delights! Trivia Quiz


This quiz involves all many delicacies and the unique cuisine of Germany, specifically in the southern region of Bavaria.

A multiple-choice quiz by KatieK54. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
KatieK54
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
335,872
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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490
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Griebenschmalz is a Bavarian meat spread that translates as "crackling fat" and it is scented with apples, onions, and a potential variety of herbs and spices, such as bay leaves or marjoram. It is generally served as a snack or appetizer meant to be spread on toast, bread, or crackers. What kind of rendered animal fat is used to make this delicacy? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In Bavaria, flavored meat dumplings are referred to as Knöpfle and they are served in a dark meat broth/soup. Which of the following is hands-down the most popular type of Knöpfle soup made in Bavaria?
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Question 3 of 10
3. Schweinshaxe is a roasted pork/ham dish that results in a thick and crunchy crust of skin and is generally prepared with sage, rosemary, pepper, broth, onion, carrots, parsley root, celeriac root, peppercorns, and a bit of sour cream. What part of the pig does Schweinshaxe come from? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Obatzda cheese spread is best served with some crackers and a smooth wheat lager. It is comprised of three primary ingredients and then has sweet or hot paprika, salt, pepper, and onions added for additional flavor. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 primary ingredients in this spread? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Bienenstich or "Bee sting cake" is a popular German dessert cake with a delectable honey topping. It is filled with vanilla custard and topped with honey glazed nuts. What kinds of nuts go on top of the traditional Bienenstich?

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Question 6 of 10
6. What Bavarian cake consists of at least six alternating layers of sponge cake, chocolate cream, and is topped with a rich chocolate buttercream icing?
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Question 7 of 10
7. Germany, specifically Bavaria, is known for producing a wide variety of "cheeses" and spreads that say they have cheese in them, but instead they are made of meat or vegetables! Which of the following "cheeses" and spreads is the only one that actually HAS cheese in it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Germans love sausages like bratwurst, knackwurst, Thüringer bratwurst, and liverwurst. Blutwurst and Zungenwurst are two delicacy sausages that are quite popular in Germany and especially in Bavaria; they are quite non-traditional in their creation. What is the key ingredient in both of these sausages? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. While everyone in Germany loves to have a stein of beer and sit around to enjoy the atmosphere of the beer gardens, most people don't know that over half of Germany's beers originate from Bavaria. Which of the following is NOT one of the beers brewed in Bavaria? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Zwiebelkuchen is a savory pie that consists of diced bacon, caraway seed, and cream that is combined with one vital vegetable that the dish is actually named for. What delicious vegetable is the most important component in this dish? Hint



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1. Griebenschmalz is a Bavarian meat spread that translates as "crackling fat" and it is scented with apples, onions, and a potential variety of herbs and spices, such as bay leaves or marjoram. It is generally served as a snack or appetizer meant to be spread on toast, bread, or crackers. What kind of rendered animal fat is used to make this delicacy?

Answer: rendered pork fat

Everyone loves food with pork fat...right? The name "crackling fat" may not sound delicious, but it is a very popular spread in Bavaria and throughout the rest of Germany and Austria. Much of the time it is so viscous that it doesn't hold the shape of a spread and is instead stored as a thick paste in a jar and spooned onto crackers.
2. In Bavaria, flavored meat dumplings are referred to as Knöpfle and they are served in a dark meat broth/soup. Which of the following is hands-down the most popular type of Knöpfle soup made in Bavaria?

Answer: Liver Knödel

Knödel are large poached or boiled flour dumplings and are very common in the cuisine of central Europe, specifically in Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. They are also sometimes made with sweet plums or tart fruits.

While venison and wild boar are popular meats in Bavaria and Austria, sweet breads are more popular in Latin American cuisine and is defined as the meat from a calf or lamb's neck, gullet, throat, heart, stomach, or belly.
3. Schweinshaxe is a roasted pork/ham dish that results in a thick and crunchy crust of skin and is generally prepared with sage, rosemary, pepper, broth, onion, carrots, parsley root, celeriac root, peppercorns, and a bit of sour cream. What part of the pig does Schweinshaxe come from?

Answer: hocks

Austria has a variant style of this dish called Stelze and the meat is usually marinated in a garlic brine and pre-boiled in caraway seeds. In Latin America it is most closely akin to chicharrones, even though it is not fried.
4. Obatzda cheese spread is best served with some crackers and a smooth wheat lager. It is comprised of three primary ingredients and then has sweet or hot paprika, salt, pepper, and onions added for additional flavor. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 primary ingredients in this spread?

Answer: 1/3 Butterkäse cheese

Obatzda can be made a variety of different ways and it can sometimes also include beer in the recipe, such as Hefeweizen, and can also be made with cumin, caraway seeds, garlic, horseradish, cloves, or cream. It is a classic example of traditional beer garden food.
5. Bienenstich or "Bee sting cake" is a popular German dessert cake with a delectable honey topping. It is filled with vanilla custard and topped with honey glazed nuts. What kinds of nuts go on top of the traditional Bienenstich?

Answer: almonds

It has been proposed that this cake got this name because a bee was attracted to it when the baker was constructing it and in an effort to get the bee to go away the baker was inevitably stung. The vanilla pastry cream is quite rich and unconventional as a cake filling but the sweet honeyed almonds are considered the best and crunchiest part of this dish.
6. What Bavarian cake consists of at least six alternating layers of sponge cake, chocolate cream, and is topped with a rich chocolate buttercream icing?

Answer: Prinzregententorte

This cake is eaten throughout Bavaria and is named for the Prince Regent of Bavaria in 1886, Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig von Bayern. He was only the de facto ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912 because both of his nephews were incapacitated at that time. Baumkuchen is an adaptation of the Lituanian Sakotis cake, German Chocolate Cake consists of German chocolate and coconut, and Steuselkuchen is a crumb cake.
7. Germany, specifically Bavaria, is known for producing a wide variety of "cheeses" and spreads that say they have cheese in them, but instead they are made of meat or vegetables! Which of the following "cheeses" and spreads is the only one that actually HAS cheese in it?

Answer: Bergkäse

Head cheese is a meat jelly/terrine that is made of meat from the head and brains of a pig, calf, or sheep; sometimes it can include additional spices, aspic, heart, tongue, or feet. Kartoffelkäse is "potato cheese" but it doesn't contain any actual cheese, but instead includes sour cream, onions, cumin, parsley, or chives. Leberkäse is translated as "liver cheese;" it contains no cheese and has a consistency similar to bologna. Bergkäse is German for "mountain cheese" and is a name that represents several different kinds of cheese that are made in the Alps.
8. Germans love sausages like bratwurst, knackwurst, Thüringer bratwurst, and liverwurst. Blutwurst and Zungenwurst are two delicacy sausages that are quite popular in Germany and especially in Bavaria; they are quite non-traditional in their creation. What is the key ingredient in both of these sausages?

Answer: blood

Zungenwurst is a variety of head cheese that is predominantly made with pig's blood, pickled ox's tongue, suet, bread crumbs, and oatmeal. Blutwurst is the German variation of black pudding or "blood pudding" and it is made by cooking blood/dried blood with a filling of barley, oatmeal, fat, bread, onion, or meat.
9. While everyone in Germany loves to have a stein of beer and sit around to enjoy the atmosphere of the beer gardens, most people don't know that over half of Germany's beers originate from Bavaria. Which of the following is NOT one of the beers brewed in Bavaria?

Answer: Gösser Dark

Germany practices Reinheitsgebot, which was a food requirement written in the 16th century that required all beer be made with only four ingredients: water, barley, hops, and yeast. Gösser beer originates from Leoben, Austria.
10. Zwiebelkuchen is a savory pie that consists of diced bacon, caraway seed, and cream that is combined with one vital vegetable that the dish is actually named for. What delicious vegetable is the most important component in this dish?

Answer: onion

Zwiebelkuchen literally translates as "onion cake" and it is most popular in the wine-growing regions of Germany and is traditionally served with a delicious red wine.
Source: Author KatieK54

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