International Breads Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boule

Boule is sold in round, squashed balls. The French word "boulangerie" means a bread bakery. Boule is a simple type of bread to make and it can be made from any type of flour, but is most commonly white flour.

Answer: Sandwiches

The muffuletta bread originated in Sicily as a cheaper alternative to focaccia. The muffuletta sandwich originated in New Orleans by Italian immigrants. The sandwich is made from the bread which has been stuffed with cold cuts, vegetables and seasonings.

It was created because immigrants would often order these items and eat them separately, which proved difficult to carry and balance.

Answer: Japan

Some people claim melonpan is more like a cookie than a bread. Although not traditionally made with melons, in recent years some bakers have added cantaloupe for whimsy and flavor since the bread is otherwise dry and tasteless.

Answer: Pretzel

A pretzel is just a twisted version of a lye roll. Like a pretzel, a lye roll is and covered in lye before baking and then dipped in pretzel salt. Although lye rolls originated in Germany and are popular in Switzerland and Austria, they are made worldwide, usually under the name pretzel rolls.

Answer: Idli

Idli is a cake-like bread made from black lentil beans and rice and traditionally eaten for breakfast. Paratha is made from ghee, clarified butter, and is traditionally eaten wrapped around meats and vegetables. Bhakri is a plain flatbread made from just flour and water and served with various chutneys, dips and sauces. Roti is made from atta flour, coarsely ground durum, and is often dipped into various oils and sauces.

Answer: Sweden

Tunnbrod can either be leavened or unleavened. The soft tunnbrod is utilized like a tortilla or wrap. The hard, crunchy tunnbrod is usually eaten like crackers. Tunnbrod recipes vary greatly across Sweden, even in the same region. The reason is that the any wheat and leavening agent can be used, given each baker's tunnbrod a different texture and taste.

Mjukkaka is also a flatbread more like a cakey tortilla than tunnbrod. Crispbread is a flat, bready cracker-type food. It was for many years the food of Swedish peasants.

Answer: False

National loaf was unappetizing and disgusting by most accounts. It was actually abolished after the war when white bread became available again. National loaf was grey in color from all the added vitamins and minerals added to it and was soggy, even when dry.

Answer: A dead body

Lazarakia is better known as the Lazarus bread because it looks like a man wrapped in a shroud, like Lazarus who was resurrected by Jesus. It is brushed with olive oil for flavor and to give it a glaze. It somewhat resembles the Jewish challah bread in appearance.

Answer: November 1 and 2

Pan de muerto is eaten on the Day of the Dead or La Dia de Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Mexicans eat the bread during the holiday celebrations at the gravesite of a parted loved one. The bread is baked into a large roll and covered with sugar. It is formed in such a way that the top looks sort of like bones.

Answer: Raisins and sultana grapes

Barmbrack is a sweet bread that is served year-round but especially on Halloween, as the fruits make for a healthy treat. Also on Halloween, small items and toys are baked into the bread for children to find. Those items they find are supposed to be indicative of their future.