Food & Cooking From Around The World Trivia

We're sliding into the holidays. And what better way to prepare with some food and cooking trivia. I'm your host and head, chef Brian Rollins, and this is the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. Every week, we offer up a three-course meal of 10 questions. Each, if you're looking for rules, be sure to swing by dorky geeky nerdy.com, / rules to Bone up on them. Okay. Look. Like the ovens preheated and all our ingredients are prepped. Let's get cooking. The dorky round number one look, hold on Blue translates to what? In English. The Blue Ribbon. Number two, soaking food in a liquid. Usually acidic prior to cooking is known as what. Marination. Number 3, what device began life as George's barbecue kettle. The Weber grill. Number 4. If someone is a pescatarian, what type of animal can they eat? Fish. Number 5, what dish is served with rice sauces and seafood such as squid eel tuna and salmon? Sushi. Number six, train pigs are useful in. Rooting out what valuable food. Truffles. Number 7, in 1893, the US Supreme Court ruled that what food was a vegetable. Tomatoes though. Botanically speaking? It's a fruit specifically, it's a berry Number 8. What French Canadian dish? Consists of french fries cheese curds, and brown gravy. Poutine. Number nine. What variety of candy contains cocoa, butter sugar and milk. But no cocoa solids. White chocolate. Number 10, what is the proper name for bowtie pasta? Farfalle. The geeky round number one. What measurement is the equivalent of two teaspoons? A dessert spoon. Number two, pickling is the preserving of food in what two liquids. Brine or vinegar. Number three. If food is halal, it's safe to eat under which religions customs. Islam. Number four for a soup. Consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs and meat hails from what country. Vietnam. Number five, sweet potatoes, come from Central and South America yams. However, come from what continent? Africa. Number six, what cooking technique gets its name from the French for under vacuum. Sous vide. Number 7, what's to is thickened with either okra or filé powder. Gumbo. Number 8, what confection was originally called, fairy floss. Cotton candy. Number 9, which derogatory term for the British originated when they were the first culture, determine a way to fight scurvy. Limeys. Number 10. What type of salad is made from celery apples, walnuts and grapes in a mayonnaise sauce. A waldorf salad. Grab a snack, and let's look over our book of the week. This week, it's salt fat acid heat. Mastering the elements of good cooking by salmon. Nusrat In the tradition of the joy of cooking and how to cook everything comes Salt, Fat acid heat and ambitious, new approach to cooking by a major new culinary voice. Chef and writer seminoff Strat has taught everyone from professional chefs to middle school. Kids to author, Michael Pollan to cook her revolutionary yet simple philosophy Master the use of just four elements salt which enhances flavor fat, which delivers flowers Flavor and generates texture acid which balances flavor and heat which ultimately determines the texture of food. And anything, you cook will be delicious by explaining the hows and whys of good. Cooking Salt, Fat acid heat will teach and inspire a new generation of cooks, how to confidently, make better decisions in the kitchen and cook delicious meals with any ingredients anywhere at any time. It's a fantastic book that's helped me become a better. Chef it also makes a great holiday gift for the wannabe cook in your life. Okay? Cleanse your palate. And let's finish this feast the nerdy round. Number one, a traditional one of what contains yellow mustard, pork ham Swiss cheese and pickles A Cuban sandwich. Number to the ancient Greeks and Romans used. What to seal their wine containers? A layer of olive oil. Corks didn't come into use until the 1780s. Number three, a fungus-like organism called phytophthora infestans, lead to what? The Irish Potato Famine of 1845. Number 4. What is the chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars? That gives Brown food its distinctive flavor. The my yard reaction. Number 5, fortune, cookies, are not from China. Where did they originate? While the modern fortune cookie took off in San Francisco, a cookie containing a slip of paper with a fortune on. It first appeared in Kyoto Japan and the 19th century. Number 6 in what country is the most expensive Big Mac sold. Switzerland, the cheapest is India where it's made from lamb and called the Maharaja Mac. Number seven, what vegetables are considered the Holy Trinity in Cajun cuisine. Onions, celery and bell pepper. Number 8, what is the most consumed meat on the planet? Chicken. Number 9 which Entertainer invented the Jelly Bean and pickle sandwich. As a joke, only to discover, he actually liked it. Weird. Al Yankovic. Number 10, which Western delicacy has an odor clinically indistinguishable from sweaty socks. Aged cheddar cheese. Anyone else hungry? I know, I am, as I mentioned before, the book of the week is a great gift, as are all our books of the week. Be sure to check them out. As you're doing your gift shopping, it helps keep their microphones on in the website simmering next week, we're back into an old familiar favorite. Here's your clue. Released on July, 8th, 1999. What? Fantasy novel sold 68,000 copies in just three days? I'm your host Brian Rollins. Thanks for listening and blown up. Petite. When a u.s. Expedition is attacked three survivors, a professor, her student and a soldier are saved by a mysterious vessel. The nominative, the enigmatic Captain Nieto elects to keep the captives aboard, requiring each of their skills for his daring Pursuits. But as evidence of a rogue submarine, alerts, the world's navies, the captives must work together to avoid void in dilation. Twenty thousand kilos under the sea, is a fast-paced adventure Thriller. That's described as the classic Disney adventure meets. The Hunt for Red October. Twenty thousand kilos Under the Sea, a modern retelling of the Jules Verne, classic written by Richard Wickliffe, and narrated by Brian Rollins available. Right now, on Audible or iTunes. Discover adventure and Madness, beneath the waves.