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Spanish Foods Trivia Quizzes

11 Spanish Foods quizzes and 154 Spanish Foods trivia questions.

Spanish Vegetarian Dishes

Collection Quiz

10 Qns

For vegetarians eating out in Spain, knowing which dishes are meat-free is a good starting point. Pick out the vegetarian dishes from this selection.

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Hand to Mouth

Collection Quiz

10 Qns

Spanish foods eaten with your hands

Spanish food is one of the most delicious yet simple cuisines in the world. Even better, many Spanish foods can be eaten straight from your hands to your mouth, no need for cutlery! Can you pick out the foods that you can eat with your hands? Good luck!

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Iberian Dishes

Fun Fill-It

10 Qns

Iberian cuisine has many Spanish and Portuguese delicacies. Imagine Don Juan and Donna Elvira dining out. Juan preferred Spanish dishes, while Elvira stuck with Portuguese cuisine. Fill in the correct answers.

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The Author's Kitchen - Spanish Style popular trivia quiz

Photo Quiz

10 Qns

This quiz is part of my 'Author's Kitchen' series and focuses on Spanish dishes that feature in the Author's Kitchen (and a couple that don't).

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10 Dishes: Spanish Cuisine top quiz

Photo Quiz

10 Qns

Heavy in its use of various meats, seafood, oils, and herbs, Spanish cuisine is a fiesta for the mouth. Here are ten famous dishes from the largest country on the Iberian Peninsula.

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La Comida in Espana

Photo Quiz

10 Qns

Please join me for a trip to Spanish kitchens! I visited Spain as an exchange student and will never forget the bold, delicious flavors and friendly people I met there. Here is a sampling of some of that food.

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Desserts from Spain

Photo Quiz

10 Qns

The Spanish make some tasty desserts. Take this quiz and you might some new treats for you to serve.

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Spanish Tapas

Match Quiz

10 Qns

A tapa is an appetiser or small portion in Spanish cuisine which can be served hot or cold. There are numerous types of tapas and most bars have a selection of tapas on display. Here are 10 of my favourites and can you identify them?

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Spanish Cuisine

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

All Mediterranean cuisines are wonderful ... and they all are best in the home country itself. See if you are ready for the Spanish Cookery Experience.

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Spanish Food and Drink

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Spain is not just paella. It's a rich cuisine based on simple but reliable foodstuffs. And with the climate they have, the wines that are available can rival with the best. See how well you find your way in the Spanish 'menu'.

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Quick Question

What autonomous community of Spain has its entire western border with Castile and Leon?

From Quiz "Autonomous Communities of Spain"

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How much do you know about Spanish Food?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz will test your knowledge on Spanish cuisine and hopefully introduce you to some new dishes.

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Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Would you understand these Spanish proverbs referring to food and wine? You can choose among 4 possible explanations. Find the one you think is closest to the Spanish original.

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Spanish Foods Trivia Questions

1. What does a Spaniard mean with this proverb: 'Comer sin vino, es comer mezquino'?

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: A meal without wine is a stingy meal

Mezquino= avaricious Cp. French mesquin. Comer=to eat Cp. comestible. Sin= without.

2. What is the name of a type of sausage that is traditional in Cataluña?

From Quiz How much do you know about Spanish Food?

Answer: Fuet

Fuet is a dry, thin, sausage made of pork and it is very tasty. Pølse is the Norwegian word for sausage. Chorizo is also Spanish but not exclusively. You can also find it in Portugal and South American countries, and Salchicha just means sausage in Spanish.

3. What can be meant in Spain by the word "cava", apart from a wine cellar?

From Quiz Spanish Food and Drink

Answer: a type of sparkling wine

A 'cava' can be a wine-cellar. A beer brewery is a "cerveceria". English 'cave' is usually rendered as Spanish 'cueva', though "cava" may occasionally refer to a grotto as well. 'Cava' should not be confounded with 'cavia' which is a 'guinea pig'.

4. Viejo que vino no bebe, cerca este de la muerte. Means?

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: An old guy who does not drink wine is near to death

Viejo = old. Muerte = death Cerca = close to

5. Another one of my favourite Spanish foods is the Tortilla Española. Do you know what it is?

From Quiz How much do you know about Spanish Food?

Answer: An omelette made with potatoes, eggs, oil and sometimes onions

The Spanish tortilla, or "Tortilla Española" is an omelette dish made mostly with potatoes, as well as eggs and oil and sometimes onions. The thin bread made with corn or wheat is also called a tortilla, but it is the Mexican tortilla, not the Spanish one.

6. One of Spain's most popular dishes is fabada: stew made with pork, blood sausage, and white beans. Of which area is it the 'national' dish?

From Quiz Spanish Cuisine

Answer: Asturias

Asturias was never occupied by the Moors which may account for the free use of pork in this recipe.

7. Quien bebe, vive. Means?

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: Who drinks, lives.

Beber = to drink. Vivir = to live.

8. Quick and tasty: What is the proper name for traditional Spanish snacks, or finger foods that you can buy in almost any cafe or restaurante?

From Quiz How much do you know about Spanish Food?

Answer: Tapas

Tapas are basically small portions of different foods to snack on. There are many many different types of tapas, depending on where you are in Spain.

9. El agua hace mal, el vino cantar. Means?

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: Water makes you sick, wine makes you sing.

Hacer= to create, to cause, to make. Cantar= sing (French chanter)

10. There is a special Spanish confection that is traditionally eaten during Christmas time and which is made primarily out of almonds and honey. What is this delicious nutty food called?

From Quiz How much do you know about Spanish Food?

Answer: Turron

Turron is a traditional Christmas gift and is eaten as a dessert or snack. The most famous type in Spain is the kind which is made in the mountains of Xixona, in Alicante. There are two main types which are soft turron, which is very sweet, and hard turron. The hard one is my favourite :)

11. Por la mañana puro, por la tarde sin agua. Means?

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: In the morning you have to drink wine pure, and in the evening you don't add water either

Tarde= in the {evening;} also afternoon. . Mañana= in the morning.

12. What is crema catalana?

From Quiz Spanish Cuisine

Answer: a custard sweet

Called 'creme brulee' in France.

13. What does it mean when a recipe mentions 'a la sevillana'?

From Quiz Spanish Food and Drink

Answer: with oranges

Plenty of oranges near Sevilla. Seville orange marmalade is a special quality of orange marmalade.

14. «Pan de antedía, vino de año y día, carne de ese día». What food-and-wine advice does this proverb give?

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: Yesterday's bread, this year's wine and fresh meat is what you need.

Antedia= the day before. Ese dia= this day. Carne= meat. Pan = bread (French pain).

15. One of my favourite foods that I can only find in Spain is this delicious hot chocolate dessert which is also a very popular breakfast choice. Do you know what it is?

From Quiz How much do you know about Spanish Food?

Answer: Chocolate con Churros

Chocolate con Churros consists of a mug of hot chocolate in which you dip a local kind of bun, which in my opinion is quite delicious.

16. What is the name of the Spanish omelette you obtain by frying diced boiled potatoes and chopped onion in olive oil and pouring beaten eggs over that mix?

From Quiz Spanish Food and Drink

Answer: tortilla espanola

Olla podrida, cazuela and caldereta all are one-pan dishes named after the pot or pan in which they are prepared. Caldereta is a small pan. DO not confound with Portuguese 'caldeirada'. 'Olla podrida' is one of the oldest Spanish recipes and means 'rotten pot'.

17. A buen amigo, tu pan y tu vino ; a malo ,tu perro y tu palo. Means?

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: With your good friend you share your bread and wine; your bad friend gets your dog and your stick.

Perro= dog. Palo= {cane;} stick.

18. Jamon Serrano is a type of salted cured ham very popular in Spain. Which part of the pig is Serrano made of?

From Quiz How much do you know about Spanish Food?

Answer: The hind quarters

Serrano Ham comes from the hind quarters. Often they cure the whole hind leg and sell it for each family to go slicing. It is a traditional Christmas-time delicacy.

19. What is meant in a Spanish recipe by the term 'en escabeche'?

From Quiz Spanish Cuisine

Answer: in a marinade of vinegar and spices

En escabeche dishes are normally served cold.

20. Uvas y queso, saben a beso. What does this proverb mean?

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: Grapes and cheese taste like a kiss.

Saber = taste. Queso = cheese. Uvas = grapes. Beso = Kiss.

21. What is a fabada?

From Quiz How much do you know about Spanish Food?

Answer: A rich bean stew

It's a very rich bean stew made with white beans, pig shoulder, black pudding and chorizo, eaten mostly in winter as it's a hot and heavy dish.

22. What is the Spanish name of the soup you make with soaked white bread, and a blend of tomatoes,green pepper, cucumber, garlic, olive oil, sherry vinegar, salt and ... iced water?

From Quiz Spanish Cuisine

Answer: gazpacho

Caldo gallego : broth with haricot beans, ham and sausage. Ajo blanco : almond , garlic and sherry soup. Sopa de ajo is garlic soup. Gazpacho has its origin in Andalusia.

23. What are the Moros in the popular Spanish recipe 'Moros y Cristianos'?

From Quiz Spanish Food and Drink

Answer: black beans

Reminiscence of the Reconquista?

24. 'Terra de arroz, terra de ploz' is a saying about El Levante. What does it mean?

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: Land of Rice, Land of Tears.

Arroz= rice. Ploz= tears (cp.French pleurs).

25. Spaniards celebrate the "Tres Reyes Magos" celebrating the religious occasion when the Wise Men bring gifts to Jesus. At this time there is a specific bun related to this festivity. What is it?

From Quiz How much do you know about Spanish Food?

Answer: Roscon de Reyes

The "Roscon de Reyes" celebrates the time when the Three wise kings visit Jesus and bring him gifts. It is very similar to Christmas for Spanish children as they get gifts at this time too! The "Roscon" is a big circular bun with a hole in the centre, and with glaceed fruits decorating it. Inside it there are two objects baked into it: a figurine and a bean. He who finds the figurine wears the crown that comes with it, and he who gets the bean pays for the bun.

26. At 'panaderias artesanas' you can buy speciality breads such as pan de cebolla or pan de chorizo. What does pan de cebolla contain?

From Quiz Spanish Cuisine

Answer: onion

Artesanas means that traditional methods have been used.

27. What happens to old sherry barrels when they are no longer fit for use in sherry-bodegas?

From Quiz Spanish Food and Drink

Answer: they are sent to Scotland where they are used for ageing whisky

This technique cannot but have an effect on the colouring and the flavour of the whisky.

28. El vino, para que sepa a vino, bebelo con un amigo.

From Quiz Spanish Food And Wine Proverbs

Answer: For a wine to taste like real wine, it has to be drunk with a friend.

Sepo: from saber, = to taste.

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