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Q1-         What is the tall chef's hat called?
Ans-        Toque

Q2-         What is the fear of vegetables called?
Ans-         Lachanophobia

Q3-         Name a popular Vietnamese soup.
Ans-        Pho

Q4-         Which Mexican pepper variety has a sauce named after it?
Ans-        Tabasco

Q5-         Name the most expensive cheese in the world.
Ans-        Beaufort cheese

Q6-         What continent do tomatoes originate from?
Ans-        South America

Q7-         Which bean is the richest source of protein?
Ans-        Soya.
        
Q8-          Luqaimat, an Emirati dessert, resembles which Indian sweet?
Ans-         Gulab Jamun

Q9-          What is edible laver?
Ans-         Seaweed
        
Q1O-       Which part of a tree can be used to make cork?
Ans-          Bark

Q11-        What is the main ingredient in the sauce aioli?
Ans-         Garlic
         
Q12-        In food science, what do the initials GM stand for?
Ans-         Genetically Modified

 Q13-       Which exotic fruit was the symbol of Henry V111's first wife Catherine of Aragon?
Ans-         Pomegranate
         
Q14-        In Japanese cooking, what is nori?
Ans-         Seaweed

Q15-        Natto is usually eaten for?
Ans-         For breakfast.

Q16-       What is the secret ingredient in the cheese Casu Marzu?
Ans-        Maggots

Q17-       What kind of pastry is used to make baklava?
Ans-        Filo  
      
Q18-       From which country does the bread called Ciabatta originate?
Ans-       Italy

Q19-       What name is given to the strong aniseed-flavored drink that hails from Greece?
Ans-       Ouzo
Q20-       Which citrus fruit, possibly a combination of sweet lime and sour orange,
                grows predominantly in Italy?
Ans-         Bergamot

Q21-      Name an aromatic spice from a variety of ginger?
Ans-       Cardamom
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